Book
West with giraffes : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 1542023343
- ISBN: 9781542023344
- ISBN: 154202174X
- ISBN: 9781542021746
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Physical Description:
356 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes...' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world's first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it's too late"--Publisher. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | San Diego Zoo Fiction Human-animal relationships Fiction Animal rescue Fiction Giraffe Fiction Interpersonal relations Fiction Zoo keepers Fiction United States History 1933-1945 Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 24 of 74 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 6 of 6 copies available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 21 current holds with 74 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BOOK GROUP F Rutledge West (Text) | 30401147769982 | Ruth Dudley Resource Center | Available | - |
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BOOK GROUP F Rutledge West (Text) | 30401147769990 | Ruth Dudley Resource Center | Available | - |
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BOOK GROUP F Rutledge West (Text) | 30401147770006 | Ruth Dudley Resource Center | Available | - |
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BOOK GROUP F Rutledge West (Text) | 30401147770865 | Ruth Dudley Resource Center | Available | - |
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BOOK GROUP F Rutledge West (Text) | 30401147775435 | Ruth Dudley Resource Center | Available | - |
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | PS 3619 .U476726 W47 2021 (Text) | 30401147768950 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
