The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise (Hardcover)

from SilversReviews

Beefeaters, London, animals, and eccentric, endearing characters make up this book. It is somewhat disconnected in its entirety concerning the numerous characters, but the British humor and the silliness kept me reading. You will meet Balthazar Jones and his wife Hebe who live in the Tower of Lon...

from Alie

I really enjoyed this book. After reading some other reviews, I can understand why some people may have a hard time getting into the book, or may not enjoy it. But that was not the case for me. I really liked the quirky characters and witty writing. I initially picked this book up because of its ...

from labfs39

What a fun book this was to read! Julia Stuart is very witty and incorporates the history of London Tower and the Beefeaters into a rollicking story full of mishaps in love, unusual animals, and lost objects. Balthazar Jones is a Beefeater, a former military officer who ostensibly guards the Towe...

from tututhefirst

This is a book both funny, quirky as well as sad and poignant with a host of characters dealing with life's emotions: love, grief, rejection, fear, anger, nostalgia, longing, and self-esteem. It is a precocious story telling how ordinary people go about their lives in unusual circumstances and ma...

from pennykaplan

really enjoyed this whimsical, imaginative story of Bathazar Jones, a Beefeater, who lives in the tower of London with his wife Hebe who works in the London Underground's Department of Lost Thing, along with his one hundred-eighty-one-year old pet tortoise, and the haunting memories of his young ...