Peter Hoeg

The Elephant Keepers' Children Peter Hoeg

Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Fin, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems.