Elephant Keeper - Christopher Nicholson

In the middle of the 18th century, a ship docks at Bristol with an extraordinary cargo: two young elephants. Tom Page, a stable boy, is given the job of caring for them. As the years pass and they journey across England, his relationship with them deepens. A great book for reading groups. 'Like the elephant at its centre, Nicholson's book is gentle, profound and sweet-natured' ''Observer''