Larger Than Life

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From Jodi Picoult, 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Storyteller and My Sister s Keeper, comes a gripping and beautifully written novella, now available exclusively as an eBook Set in the wilds of Africa, Larger Than Life introduces Alice, the unforgettable character at the center of Picoult s anticipated new novel, Leaving Time A researcher studying memory in elephants, Alice is fascinated by the bonds between mother and calf the mother s powerful protective instincts and her newborn s unwavering loyalty Living on a game reserve in Botswana, Alice is able to view the animals in their natural habitat while following an important rule She must only observe and never interfere Then she finds an orphaned young elephant in the bush and cannot bear to leave the helpless baby behind Thinking back on her own childhood, and on her shifting relationship with her mother, Alice risks her career to care for the calf Yet what she comes to understand is the depth of a parent s love. Free Read Larger Than Life [ by ] Jodi Picoult [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Free 8 4 8 9 onDon t forget, Anke A story, ok a novella about elephants and Africa, well that s a must for me I have been to Africa, I have seen elephants roaming the Masai Mara and near Kr ger and they are amazing And to get this for free Even better I started reading at once, but somehow this didn t work for me Half of the story was facts about the elephants It was interesting, lots of it I already knew, only I wanted to read a romance, if not that then at least an enga Free 8 4 8 9 onDon t forget, Anke A story, ok a novella about elephants and Africa, well that s a must for me I have been to Africa, I have seen elephants roaming the Masai Mara and near Kr ger and they are amazing And to get this for free Even better I started reading at once, but somehow this didn t work for me Half of the story was facts about the elephants It was interesting, lots of it I already knew, only I wanted to read a romance, if not that then at least an engaging story, but what I got was a dissertation Alice, the way the story was written, I couldn t take to her hope that s the right expression I felt for her regarding her mother and her love less upbringing, but whenever I thought, now I ge...Alice s love and interest in elephants started from when she was just ten years old From the day she did a presentation on the life of an elephant at school she has never forgotten a single fact about elephants to this day Alice s mother is not very happy when she finds out that, Alice has turned down a position at Harvard where she could research monkeys Instead Alice decides to travel to Africa and do what she has always dreamed of and that is to study elephants Alice is in her element as Alice s love and interest in elephants started from when she was just ten years old From the day she did a presentation on the life of an elephant at school she has never forgotten a single fact about elephants to this day Alice s mother is not very happy when she finds out that, Alice has turned down a position at Harvard where she could research monkeys Instead Alice decides to ...Alice had wanted to study and work with elephants for as long as she could remember With all the qualifications she had achieved at home in New England, her mother was horrified when she gave up the offer of Harvard to travel to Africa instead Alice s dreams had finally come true, with or without her mother s blessings.On the game reserve in Botswana where she was studying the elephants memories and the bond between mother and calf, Alice was fascinated by what she was learning But the day s Alice had wanted to study and work with eleph...It s been some years since I last read a book by Jodi Picoult I like most of her stories, but not all I was pleasantly surprised by this well written and well documented short story that took me on a journey to Botswana and South Africa and introduced me to the world of elephants, which was truly fascinating We follow the you...Larger Than Life is a short story prequel to Leaving Time, the twenty first full length novel by popular American author, Jodi Picoult It introduces naturalist, Alice Metcalf, a key character in Leaving Time and details some of her history In Botswana, Alice comes across an elephant calf that has survived the massacre of her herd by poachers What she does next could jeopardise her whole career Picoult has obviously done a lot of research into her subject even this short taster gives the rea Larger Than Life is a short story prequel to Leaving Time, th...Picoult deliversstory in fifty pages than many writers do in hundreds Through thoughts and flashbacks the main character revealsabout herself than she knows The central story is about a researcher trying to adopt an orphaned baby elephant.Only once did Picoult insult the reader by telling us what we should have figured out on our own We both knew she was not talking about the wine But she made up for it with a line or the opening of a line cribbed from Jane Austen It is a Picoult deliversstory in fifty pages than many writers do in hundreds Through thoughts and flashbacks the main character revealsabout herself than she knows The central story is about a researcher trying to adopt an orphaned baby elephant.Only once did Picoult insult the reader by telling us what we should have figured out on our own We both knew she was not talking about the wine But she made up for it with a line or the opening of a line cribbed from Jane Austen It is a fact universally a...So I totally read this book out of order because I had no idea it was a prequel to another book YEAH, I definitely live under a rock Larger Than Life was so freaking good I just loved the elephants in Leaving Time so gettingof them made me even happier while reading this book Even though I was happy while gettingtime with the elephants this was actually a sad book Well, maybe just to me I have no idea how anyone else felt.The elephant s behaviors were so interesting that I cou So I totally read this book out of order because I had no idea it was a prequel to another book YEAH, I definitely live under a rock Larger Than Life was so freaking good I just loved the elephants in Leaving Time so gettingof them made me even happier while reading this book Even though I was happy while gettingtime with the elephants this was actually a sad book Well, maybe just to me I have no idea how anyone else felt.The elephant s behaviors were so interesting that I couldn t put this ...4.5 stars A truly heartbreaking, lovely little story that gave me quite an education on elephants Set in Botswana, Alice is a scientist, a naturalist, studying the local elephant population, which is dwindling once again due to the slaughter for ivory tha...A quick easy read If you enjoyed Lone Wolf, you will like this prequel Loads of interesting facts on elephants.3.5 5A short story that depicts the remarkable herd behaviours of elephants and how they socialize with each other and their care givers.

Larger Than Life
  • English
  • 16 November 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 78 pages
  • Jodi Picoult
  • Larger Than Life