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The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW:Brimming with charm, sparkling prose and undeniably unique characters, this hilarious novel set in the Tower of London has the transportive qualities and delightful magic of the contemporary classics *Chocolat* and *Amelie*.Balthazar Jones has lived in the Tower of London with his loving wife, Hebe, and his pet, the oldest living tortoise, for the past eight years. That's right, he is a Beefeater. It's no easy job navigating the trials and tribulations that come with living and working in the largest tourist attraction in London. The once white-hot flame of Hebe and Balthazar's love has been snuffed in the few years since their son Milo died, a death for which Balthazar blames himself.When Balthazar is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower walls to house the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen by foreign dignitaries, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, a bearded pig goes missing, giraffes are stolen, the komodo dragon sends innocent people running for their lives, and canaries suffer fainting fits. As he attempts to cope with this four-legged invasion and his marriage continues to crumble, Balthazar must co
Who reads The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Julia Stuart
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada, Limited
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385669689
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor
- Rating
- 3.58 / 5 (57 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14