Lucy by Laurence Gonzales – 320 pages
Book Blurb:
Laurence Gonzalesโs electrifying adventure opens in the jungles of the Congo. Jenny Lowe, a primatologist studying chimpanzeesโthe bonobosโis running for her life.
A civil war has exploded and Jenny is trapped in its crosshairs . . . She runs to the camp of a fellow primatologist.
The rebels have already been there.ย Everyone is dead except a young girl, the daughter of Jennyโs brutally murdered fellow scientistโand competitor.
Jenny and the child flee, Jenny grabbing the notebooks of the primatologist whoโs been killed. She brings the girl to Chicago to await the discovery of her relatives. The girl is fifteen and lovelyโher name is Lucy.
Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny begins to care for her as her own. When she reads the notebooks written by Lucyโs father, she discovers that the adorable, lovely, magical Lucy is the result of an experiment.
She is part human, part apeโa hybrid human being . . .
My Review: 4 stars
This would be a good book club book choice.
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