
The Elephant Keeper's Daughter
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Deepa Samuel
From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco comes the beguiling novel of a young woman trapped between the expectations of her family and the desire to live free.
Ceylon, 1803. In the royal city of Kandy, a daughter is born to the king’s elephant keeper - an esteemed position in the court reserved only for males. To ensure the line of succession, Phera’s parents raise her as a boy.
As she bonds with her elephant companion, Siddhi, Phera grows into a confident, fiercely independent woman torn between the expectations of her family and her desire to live life on her own terms. Only when British colonists invade is she allowed to live her true identity, but when the conquerors commit unspeakable violence against her people, Phera must add survival to the list of freedoms for which she’s willing to fight.
Possessed by thoughts of revenge yet drawn into an unexpected romance with a kindly British physician, the elephant keeper’s daughter faces a choice: Love or hatred? Forgiveness or retribution?
©2018 Julia Peczynsky and Horst Drosten (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2018 by Deborah LangtonListeners also enjoyed...




















Nice story, annoying narration
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Breathtaking In Every Way!
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Outstanding!
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a strong womans story
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Narration failed at times
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While a few of the scenes and events were difficult to read, with the story focused on Peea, the youngest daughter of the chief elephant keeper...a position that put the family In The court of the soon to be deposed king. Thus child lived as a boy for the first 12 years of her life, and trained to work with the former kings herd and especially with the elephant calf that shared her birth day and was given to the family by the king.
Memories of this book and the people who live through it will remain with me for a long time.
Thrre were sections where the narration was brilliant and others that were faltering and just didn't work..... And while that wasn't perfect. It wasn't enough to bring the story down
What a wonderful book/audible listen
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A Wonderful Discovery
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Just not for me
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