The Elephant Keeper

England, 1766: After a long voyage from the East Indies, a ship docks in Bristol, England, and rumor quickly spreads about its unusual cargo. In the final two crates is a pair of young elephants, in poor health but alive.

Seeing a unique opportunity, a wealthy sugar merchant purchases the elephants for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. It takes time for Tom and the elephants to understand each other, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed.

The Elephant Keeper is a captivating tale of love and loyalty between one man and the two exotic animals that change the lives of everyone who encounters them.

• by Croke, Vicki Constantine
• Format: Paperback
• 298 pages
• Dimensions: 8.25 H x 0.75 D x 5.25 W inches
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Subjects: Elephants; Fiction; Human-animal relationships; Stablehands; England; Social life and customs; 18th century