The Abominables
Author | : Eva Ibbotson |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2013-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781613125151 |
ISBN-13 | : 1613125151 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Renowned literary great Eva Ibbotson delivers a final novel in her classic, much-loved style. A previously unpublished work from this favorite author, The Abominables follows a family of yetis who are forced, by tourism, to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home. Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey, with the help of Perry, a good-natured truck driver. Through a mountain rescue in the Alps and a bullfight in Spain, the yetis at last find their way to an ancestral estate in England—only to come upon a club of voracious hunters who have set their sights on the most exotic prey of all: the Abominable Snowmen.