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This book was given to me by the author. I would first like to thank her for sharing her story with me.
Helen’s retold story of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth is given through the eyes of a land tortoise, Herbert, whose ancestors came from the Galapagos Islands. He was born and raised in a menagerie in England, at the estate of Bestwood. His entire life is circumscribed by the mundane routine of the small zoo and he had never wandered beyond the Wa ...more
This book was given to me by the author. I would first like to thank her for sharing her story with me.
Helen’s retold story of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth is given through the eyes of a land tortoise, Herbert, whose ancestors came from the Galapagos Islands. He was born and raised in a menagerie in England, at the estate of Bestwood. His entire life is circumscribed by the mundane routine of the small zoo and he had never wandered beyond the Wa ...more
I won this book in a giveaway and was immediately intrigued at the idea of a tortoise as narrator since I have my own little pet tortoise. From the moment I began the book I could not put it down! Wonderfully written and the narration of Herbert, the tortoise, is sure to capture the heart of anyone. This book had me both laughing and crying and not ready to say goodbye when it ended. Excellent read.
