part 2 of story of Neelie,but some new characters to add to the mangeree like Diamond- Rose and Gisha the Russian. Neelie rescues some horses and says goodbye to Margo and Abbie but we meet a new elephant named Tuskar who we meet in Africa.
I think this book was better then the first," Still Life with elephant" ( )

An Inconvenient Elephant
By Judy Reene Singer

I received this book from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for a review.

The beginning of the book and other sections were a somewhat difficult to follow. The story line of attempting to save elephants under unbelievable circumstances ran the gambit of irritating to hilarious.

The author outlines her unconditional love of elephants and her determination to save these elephants from slaughter. She has previously written “Still Life with Elephant” about this devotion...but you do not need to read the prequel to enjoy her second book.

Woven into this storyline is the unconventional new fearless girlfriend, Diamond-Rose and her past wealthy lover, Tom. Both bring much humor and sympathy to the engaging tale.

I recommend this book to animal lovers and those people who are courageous enough to tackle those seemingly impossible endeavors. Enjoy this easy to read book that will fill your heart with hope and a happy ending. ( )

An Inconvenient Elephant is the story of Neelie Sterling, an elephant rescuer who returns back to New York from spending a year in Africa working with baby elephants. Once in New York, Neelie and her friend Diamond-Rose try to raise enough funds to send for an elephant they had to leave behind in Zimbabwe. Her year in Africa is the subject of Still Life With Elephant. I haven't read that book but I didn't have any trouble jumping right into this book.

I enjoyed this book for the most part but Neelie started to get on my nerves about halfway through. She behaves and thinks a lot like a thirteen year old girl and I had trouble understanding what her love interest saw in her. I'm an animal lover but her obsession with elephants was beyond my understanding as well.

Overall this was a good story with elements of romance, adventure and humor. ( )

I don't easily "put down" a book I've started. I have a rule to read 15% of a book before making this decision to give the book a fair chance. I read almost 25% of this book before (reluctantly) putting it down. I felt no connection with any of the characters and especially the protagonist. Although I consider myself an animal lover, I really wasn't emotionally moved by this elephant tale. Some of the writing was quite good, but just not enough to keep me reading. I did give it two and a half stars for the writing. Perhaps someday I'll pick it up again. ( )

An Inconvenient Elephant is a fictional story about a young American woman who meets a "troublesome" bull elephant in Africa, and strives to save him from being destroyed. A great premise. But the novel is "light" to the point of being slapstick silly. And the main character is not believable -- she is supposedly a true animal lover who is extremely passionate to save the bull elephant she's seen a few times; yet her actions show weaker feelings toward the horse, dog, and other elephants that she has shared much more of her life with. The book does have its funny moments, though. ( )