This book is sad.  It’s a wonderful story full of amazing illustrations, but it is still sad. Sally Jones is a gorilla who is stolen from her home in Africa and goes on an amazing journey of slavery and servitude.  She finds love from a human, but it is still a life of service, be it stealing jewels, shoveling coal, or making sure a gorilla friend survives.  It’s hard to say I liked this book, because I don’t like sad books, but it is an excellent book.