Diane Coplin Hammond

For forty-one years, Samson Brown has been caring for Hannah, the lone elephant at the down-at-the-heels Max L. Biedelman Zoo. Having vowed not to retire until an equally loving and devoted caretaker is found to replace him, Sam rejoices when smart, compassionate Neva Wilson is hired as the new elephant keeper. But Neva quickly discovers what Sam already knows: that despite their loving care, Hannah is isolated from other elephants and her feet are...

Friends since high school, Bunny, married to a successful but unfaithful husband, and Anita, a one-time beauty queen living in poverty with her loving husband Bob, turn to each other for support as they deal with the adversities of life