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The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise

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Julia Stuart

For those who love all things British, this book is as brilliant as the Crown Jewels (which are housed at the very place where our story takes place -- the Tower of London). For those who are not sure about being Anglophiles, I recommend you read this lovely book first and then decide.

It's hard not to be swayed when every page is full of fascinating facts and history about the Tower and the main character is a loveable Beefeater named Balthazar Jones, who lives with his wife, Hebe, and their 180-year-old tortoise in one of its drafty wings.

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Balthazar and Hebe have suffered a terrible loss, one neither person can ever imagine healing from. Then a kind of healing begins.

Hebe's day job is to reunite lost items from the London Underground with their errant owners, a task fraught with mishap and marvels. Balthazar oversees the Queen's Royal Menagerie -- penguins, giraffes, Komodo dragons, and other exotic animals -- when it is moved to the Tower grounds. I laughed and cried through every page of this charming, poignant novel. The writing is original, eccentric, and witty, yet deeply moving at the same time. I didn't want the book to ever end because I was enjoying every page so much. This is a real treat -- a rare and wonderful read, indeed.

#30407 - Paperback Book - 304 pgs
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Julia Stewart's The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise is a poignant and funny novel about a couple who live in the Tower of London.