Travels on My Elephant
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Mark Shand
Travels on My Elephant
New York: The Overlook Press, 1992
First printing
Shand's captivating account of an 800 mile journey across India, with 6 companions, one of whom is an elephant.
Having rescued Tara from a life of begging, Shand travels from the Bay of Bengal to an elephant fair in Sonepur, on the Ganges, where his greatest challenge turns out to be finding her a new owner.
A fascinating and highly amusing memoir, which gives us a unique look at aspects of the sacred in everyday life.