Abominables

Abominables

Eva Ibbotson, renowned literary great, delivers Abominables, her final novel in her classic style.The Abominables book follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and travel across Europe in search of a possible new home. The Abominables book introduces us to siblings Con and Ellen who shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey, with the help of Perry, a good-natured truck driver. Through a mountain rescue in the Alps and a bullfight in Spain, the yetis at last find their way to an ancestral estate in England—only to come upon a club of voracious hunters who have set their sights on the most exotic prey of all: the Abominable Snowmen. The Abominables book is briskly funny and full of incident. The Abominables kids book is a vintage Ibbotson. Filled with unforgettable characters and thoughtful messages about the environment and advocacy, this Abominables kids book is the generous last gift to her many devoted fans.