Synopsis
A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic.
Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy. Now a doctor, she is visiting orphanages in the war-torn Balkans when she receives word of her beloved grandfather's death, far from their home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery.
Compelled to unravel the truth, Natalia stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the most extraordinary story her grandfather never told her - the legend of the tiger's wife.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781474613811
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 28 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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Very different but very very good!
I find some books reach out, grab me and pull me into their world hook line qnd sinker from page 1. But occasionally a book weaves a kind of spell and draw... READ MORE
very powerful
Starting this review is hard. There is so much I love about this book - the mystery, the folklore, the way Obreht silkily spins her little web and leaves u... READ MORE
Excellent Read
Would recommend this book to everyone..it can be very rare to find a novel which grab's you as this one certainly does!
Tea Obreht has such a gift and I lo... READ MORE
the Tigers Wife, The Orange Prize for fiction 2011
This is quite a strange book to describe, Natalia's grandfather has just died suddenly and she is remembering him. I found it quite disjointed a lot of the... READ MORE
Amazing!
What a wonderful novel; it follows a multi-layered fascinating story, centred around the interesting relationship between grandfather and granddaughter.
I... READ MORE
Excellent first book!
From the first pages i was hooked on this book, with its core story line and the twists of myths and old stories from her family. This book encourages read... READ MORE
Outstanding!
What a triumph this book is. In Tea Obreht we have found a craftswoman in the art of writing.
I love its Balkan setting(one of my favourite areas of the wo... READ MORE
A fresh engrosing novel
Prepare to be seduced. If you enjoy Magical Realism literature, then I think you will find this novel fascinating. Set after the break up of Yugoslavia, it... READ MORE
Not a casual read
I was excited when I received my copy of this book as I had read great reviews. The book is indeed very masterfully written, with rich descriptions and sym... READ MORE
I can't decide...
Hmm, this is the first book that I am really confused about writing a review for as I can't decide if the tale is genius or just a little bit pointless...
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Well written by someone so young
I found it very easy to get into this book. I was also surprised someone so young could be so insightful.
I liked the way that the old stories and new ble... READ MORE
So original!
I’d heard so much about The Tiger’s Wife before I read it, but have to say that this book lives up to all the hype – and then some. Even though it’s about ... READ MORE
War, Revenants and Wild Beasts
Some time is spent at the beginning of the book establishing a the thoroughly real world of the war-torn Balkans and the people who, while not directly aff... READ MORE
A new experience
The Tiger's wife is a new experience-totally different from anything I have read before.
Each character has it's own story and they are all linked together... READ MORE
The Tiger's Wife
Beautiful!
Tea Obreht has captured very real memories and managed to put them into words so well that as your eyes wander over the paragraph it almost feels like time... READ MORE
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