![]() I first heard about the life story of Denise Austin (who inspired my protagonist) on the radio in 2009, and then I traveled to Belfast in the summer of 2013 to research the novel. My debut novel, The Elephant of Belfast, follows a twenty-year-old zookeeper named Hettie Quin and her three-year-old elephant charge Violet during the months and days leading up to the Luftwaffe bombings of Belfast in 1941. Kirk Walsh's Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel The Elephant of Belfast: The novel vividly evokes the speed with which war makes the commonplace surreal, as Hettie and Violet become fugitives in a ruined city." A three-year-old elephant named Violet arrives at Belfast’s Bellevue Zoo, where Hettie Quin, a young zookeeper mourning the recent death of a sister, finds purpose and solace in caring for her. "Based on real events, this engrossing novel takes place a year into the Second World War. Kirk Walsh's debut novel The Elephant of Belfast is a compelling exploration of daily life in Belfast during World War II. ![]() Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. ![]() Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. ![]() ![]() In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. ![]()
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