Review

An 'elephant angel' on the streets of Belfast

By Gordon Peake
April 24 2021 - 12:00am
  • The Zookeeper of Belfast, by S. Kirk Walsh. Hodder & Stoughton, $32.99.

Where is the best place to hide an elephant from the long arm of the law amidst a wartime bombing blitz? That's one of the easier dilemmas confronting young Hettie Quin in this undemanding yet always diverting novel that is the literary equivalent of a Sunday evening television serial best watched with a pot of tea and a dish of chocolate biscuits.

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