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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Seagull and the Sheikh

The Seagull and the Sheikh

Van Der Westhuizen, Diane

Paperback

Pets: Birds

ISBN10: 153707492X
ISBN13: 9781537074924
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 16 2016
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Nelson, a great black-backed gull, lies under an upturned boat on a beach in Dubai. Along his back is a festering deep gash attracting flies that eagerly feed on the ooze running from the wound. Unable to move, the magnificent bird lies there, waiting for death to bring him relief from the pain. But fate intervenes. David, a nine year old South African boy, hears the gull's mournful cries. Unable to leave the bird to die alone on the beach, David convinces his mother, Caroline, and his stepfather, Mario, to take Nelson back to their apartment in the Dubai Marina. However, the constant meddling by an over-zealous concierge at the 'no pet policy' apartment block causes the family problems. Nelson's illegal presence brings with it other complications. Mario is an electrical engineer who has instructed that work on the massive building project his company is involved in, be stopped. His corrupt boss, Smitty, (who is taking kickbacks on sub-standard wiring for the building) is determined to remove the troublesome employee. His boss solicits the services of a detestable private investigator and the company's slimy lawyer. The snooping P.I. soon finds out the family's secret 'guest' and sets about documenting the evidence to he needs to have Mario removed from company and from the Emirate. But the family are not alone in their determination to save Nelson's life. A silent stranger, who had watched David remove the gull from the beach, is keeping tabs on the gull's progress. But who is it that is to be banished from Dubai? An employee who values lives over money? An entire family for breaking the rules for the sake of a small life, or a blackmailing boss with enough evidence to destroy a family? And, at the end of the human saga, will a seagull ever be able to join his wild family once again? Only time will tell if a devoted young boy will one day set free his friend and watch him fly out across the Arabian Gulf.

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