New Book Review: Eye of the Whale

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Christopher Gavigan

Sunday, August 02, 2009

National bestseller Douglas Carlton Abrams’ new novel, Eye of the Whale, brings to vivid life the crucial issues that motivate our work here at Healthy Child Healthy World. This is a captivating ecological thriller about a marine biologist and a neonatologist couple who discover the true impact of toxins and the danger they pose to ourselves, our children, and the planet as a whole. Soon Elizabeth, the marine biologist, is forced to decide if her discoveries are worth losing her marriage, her career, and possibly her life--for, as her research captures the media’s interest and the world’s imagination, powerful forces emerge that do not want her secrets to be revealed. This page-turning adventure story will move you with its beauty and inspire you with its message of hope for what we can accomplish together.

Through a special arrangement with the author, Healthy Child is delighted to offer its members a free sample of the book. Read it to inspire your own work with us, then share the link and the book with your friends and family so that they will recognize the dangers we face and join you in your support.

While writing Eye of the Whale, Abrams worked closely with leading scientists to uncover the shockingly true facts on which it is based. This powerful story that will surely transform how readers see their relationship to other species and the fragile world in which we live.

For more on Doug, his books, and his research, please visit his site.

Some other reviews:

"Eye of the Whale is a page-turning blend of great storytelling, characters you'll quickly care a great deal about (some of which are human), and the latest insights of the world's leading environmental scientists--from the complex behaviors of whales, to the chemical pollution that threatens our entire biosphere, from sea life to breast cells. You'll race to the end of Doug Abrams' tense, heart-rending, fast-paced mystery. When you finally put his novel down, what you'll pick up, I predict, is fresh resolve for the fight to save planet Earth."