Forest of the Pygmies

From one of the world’s best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. From one of the world’s best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax.Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When National Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, they head – with Nadia Santos and the magazine''s photography crew – to the blazing, red plains of Kenya. Days into the tour, a Catholic missionary approaches the camp in search of his companions who have mysteriously disappeared. Kate, Alexander, Nadia, and their team, agreeing to aid the rescue, enlists the help of a local pilot to lead them to the swampy forests of Ngoubé. There they discover a clan of Pygmies who unveil a harsh and surprising world of corruption, slavery, and poaching.Alexander and Nadia, entrusting the magical strengths of Jaguar and Eagle, their totemic animal spirits, launch a spectacular and precarious struggle to restore freedom and return leadership to its rightful hands.The final instalment of Isabel Allende''s celebrated trilogy soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings – and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship.

• | Author: Isabel Allende
• | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2005
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780007199648
• | ISBN-10: 0007199643