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Dorchester - Summerville Branch FIC ABR (Text) 30018003970619 Adult Fiction Available -

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  • ISBN: 9781599954103
  • ISBN: 1599954109
  • Physical Description: 353 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Center Street, 2011.

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After veterinarian Helena Colden dies of breast cancer, she is unable to move on and narrates the emotional deterioration and struggle of her attorney husband David as he becomes involved in a court case to save the life of a chimpanzee.

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