Elephant Moon is set in Burma during the Second World War as the Japanese Imperial enters the country and the British rulers prepare to flee. It follows the journey of the teachers and students (of which there are 62) of an orphan school in Burma.
One of the teachers, Grace Collins is a young English woman and by refusing to join the European evacuation herself she decides to get the orphans safely out of the country to India. This is an impossible job due to the thousand miles of jungle, mountains, rivers and the constant threat of the Japanese. They are helped by a group of soldiers and also a herd of 53 Elephants who in their own way are real characters with distinct personalities.
Elephant Moon is a great book featuring an incredible journey which is filled with adventure, tragedy, and love during the terror of war and the need for survival. And an interesting fact about this book is that it is based on a true story, which makes it even more real when reading it.
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