If Elephants Could Talk: A Novel in Verse

Ranjeeta Raam

If elephants could talk,

they would narrate tales

of forests

of pain,

of rivers

of suffering,

of freedom

of bondage.

But they can't,

so I must.

Twelve-year-old Meenakshi hasn’t spoken a word since her Amma passed away about six months ago.

Teased and troubled at school, she finds her safe place in dance, where she can escape from her reality for a few hours. One day, she meets the temple elephant, Ganeshan, and an unusual friendship forms between them. But when the gentle Ganeshan is ill-treated, Meenakshi decides to speak up to save other elephants from a similar fate.

Will Meenakshi find her voice again to help the elephants?

Find out in this heartwarming and uplifting story of friendship, hope and healing.