Doppler has a nice house, a nice wife and a nice job. But Doppler isn''t happy. ''Wonderfuly subversive, funny and original'' Observer. ''A darkly comic fable'' Independent. When his father dies, Doppler decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in the forest. There, deep amongst the trees, he reconnects with nature, ponders the meaning of life, and bonds with a baby elk called Bongo. Sweet, funny and subversive, this is a charming fable about the pressures of modern existence and finding friends in the strangest of places. ''Dead-pan comedy'' Financial Times. ''An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel''Saga.