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The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from... Read Full Overview

From the internationally acclaimed author of Smilla's Sense of Snow comes a dazzling leap of imagination--a tale as sensitive as it is suspenseful, as profound as it is provocative. Madelene, the beautiful, lonely, alcoholic wife of behavioral scientist Adam Burden, is pacing... Read Full Overview

The woman is Madelene rich beautiful and alcoholic; the ape intelligent and illegally imported to London by Madelene's husband Burden. Burden has plans so does Madelene and so as it happens does the ape. This most controversial of H eg's novels takes us from Society London across... Read Full Overview

"The Woman and the Ape" is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from... Read Full Overview