Holy Cow

Holy Cow by David Duchovny is a comic delight that will thrill fans of Jasper Fforde and Ben Aaronovitch. And anyone who enjoys a witty wisecrack in a novel.

Elsie Bovary is a cow and a pretty happy one at that. Until one night, Elsie sneaks out of the pasture and finds herself drawn to the farmhouse. Through the window, she sees the farmer's family gathered around a bright Box God - and what the Box God reveals about something called an 'industrial meat farm' shakes Elsie's understanding of her world to its core.

The only solution? To escape to a better, safer world. And so a motley crew is formed: Elsie; Shalom, a grumpy pig who's recently converted to Judaism; and Tom, a suave turkey who can't fly, but can work an iPhone with his beak. Toting stolen passports and slapdash human disguises, they head for the airport ...

Elsie is a wise-cracking, slyly witty narrator; Tom dispenses psychiatric advice in a fake German accent; and Shalom ends up unexpectedly uniting Israelis and Palestinians. David Duchovny's charismatic creatures point the way toward a mutual understanding and acceptance the world desperately needs.

Una fábula tierna y estimulante sobre el valor de la dignidad y la tolerancia, con animales que piensan y se comportan como personas. Un sofisticado libro lleno de humor, y repleto de inteligentes juegos de palabras y frases con doble sentido. Elsie tiene una hilarante voz narrativa que convierte a este libro en un texto imprescindible, tanto para niños como para adultos inteligentes. Kirkus Reviews

Duchovny es un escritor con un tremendo ingenio. Plantea muchos de los grandes temas que afectan hoy a nuestra convivencia. The Washington Post