Only one thing stands between Alexander Paine Wilson and his destiny - and it has long ears, spoon-like claws and a tubular snout….
Republican congressman Alexander Paine Wilson is determined that nothing will stop him in his campaign former-election. Not the fact that he is a bachelor, not the fact that his main adversary, Nancy Beavers - married, with children - is rising in the polls. Nothing. That is, until one hot day in August when he receives a large parcel via FedEx. Inside is a gigantic taxidermied aardvark
This aardvark has a surprising history - from the Victorian naturalist who discovered it to the taxidermist who deemed it his finest creation. But for Wilson, the entrance of the aardvark sets off a chain of events that threatens to ruin his entire career.
