"When a fortune-teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions he must ask: does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortune-teller's mysterious answer (The elephant! The elephant will lead you there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that Peter can hardly dare to believe it. But it is - all of it - true."--Cover.