This book took me away to a world far away. It was a very nice flowing read in the beginning as I learned about the characters and about being an Elephant Keeper. Tom is a great character, and it was enjoyable to learn how he aquires these two elephants. The second part of the book had me questioning what had happedned? Why was Tom involved with wild women? Was it becase he had wild animals? But then again, lovely boys become certain type of men that leave some questioning.