The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise

by Julia Stuart

Book Overview

Brimming with charm and whimsy, this national bestseller set in the Tower of London has the transportive qualities and delightful magic of the contemporary classics Chocolat and Am lie.

Balthazar Jones has lived in the Tower of London with his loving wife, Hebe, and his 120-year-old pet tortoise for the past eight years. That's right, he is a Beefeater (they really do live there). It's no easy job living and working in the tourist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030747691X
• ISBN13: 9780307476913
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An absolute delight

A charming, though at times melancholy, story of great depth and delight.

Weird book

This book is full of great English tidbits of history. The characters are ok but the book is pretty depressing. Very strange book. The author also repeats sections over and over.