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|title=Being Someone
|author=Adrian Harvey
|reviewer=Sue Magee
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=The story of a relationship - of all relationships - of how it grows, of how early on the seeds of destruction are sown. An intriguing tale, exquisitely written. Highly recommended. Adrian Harvey popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adrian Harvey|chat to us]].
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
|isbn=978-1909273092
|website=http://adrian-harvey.com/
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The relationship between a mahout and his elephant is close: some have said that it's rather like a marriage. On the surface it seems almost idyllic with an obvious affection between man and beast - ''that their spirits were water of the same pool'', but all is not quite as it seems. Iravatha was the magnificent elephant who, year in, year out, led the Maharajah's parade only this year there was a dreadful accident and Annayya, his mahout, slipped beneath the elephant's foot - and was killed. They'd been together for more than half a century and beautiful, intelligent Iravatha knew what this meant.
For a harsher look at modern India, have a look at [[The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga]].
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