Tells the story of a chimpanzee named Jennie whose ability to mimic and manipulate human psychology is so uncanny that her adopted human family accepts her as one of their own, with tragic consequences. Reprint. 25,000 first printing When a wild chimpanzee dies giving birth, Dr Hugo Archibald decides to raise the orphaned infant chimp alongside his human children. Jennie quickly captures the hearts of everyone she meets. This novel encourages us to take a closer look at the species that shares 98 per cent of our DNA and ask ourselves: what does it mean to be human?
