Author: Duchovny, David,
Publication year: 2015
Format: Book
Publisher: London : Headline,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781472225887 (hbk.) :
Notes: Formerly CIP. A rollicking globe-trotting adventure with a twist from the star of }The X Files{ and }Californication{ featuring Elsie, an unforgettable four-legged heroine who joins with a grumpy pig and a suave turkey to escape to a safer place, after hearing of something called an 'industrial meat farm' on the farmer's TV. 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 sua