A Friend of the Earth

By T.C. Boyle,

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_______________________ 'A comedy with teeth ... razor sharp and darkly funny' (TIMES) 'Boyle's prose is so good and his imagination so fertile that after a while you just sit back and are swept along' (TELEGRAPH) 'Surreal, daring and compassionate. Easily one of the best books of the year' (MAIL) 'Superb…

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My partner found this book covered in a layer of dust and cobwebs in an abandoned cottage on an island in Sri Lanka. I eyed him skeptically as he picked it up. Later, I started reading it only to champion his cause of saving a book…but what a find it turned out to be!

The year is 2025. A disillusioned, old “eco-terrorist” is managing a private zoo, and the ecological apocalypse is on his (flooded) doorstep. Boyle’s cutting satire, dark humor, surreal plot, and marvelous writing make it one of the most poignant works of fiction on climate change and…

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