The White Bone A Novel

The White Bone is a magnificant feat of imagination. Told from the perspective of a young elephant named Mud, it tracks the elephant herd's quest across the dry African plains in search of the White Bone, an object of mythic power that may lead them to safety and survival. The novel solidified Barbara Gowdy's reputation as a daring, virtuoso novelist, and earned awestruck praise from critics around the world.