'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' – Daily Mail
'A beautiful love story between humans and the majestic elephants' – Jo Malone, Daily Express
Françoise Malby-Anthony never expected to find herself responsible for a herd of elephants with a troubled past. A chic Parisienne, her life changed forever when she fell in love with South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony. Together they founded a game reserve but after Lawrence’s death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldn’t take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herd’s feisty new matriarch Frankie didn’t like her.
In this heart-warming and moving book, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue centre a reality. She found herself caring for a lost baby elephant who turned up at her house, and offering refuge to traumatized orphaned rhinos, and a hippo called Charlie who was scared of water. As she learned to trust herself, she discovered she’d had Frankie wrong all along . . .
Product details
Publisher : Pan; Main Market edition (13 Jun. 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 150986492X
ISBN-13 : 978-1509864928
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 13 x 2.3 x 19.6 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 14,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
4 in Zoos & Wildlife Parks
4 in Animal Rights
8 in Wild Mammals
Customer reviews: 4.7
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