This is many love stories. It is the love of Daphne Sheldrick for Africa, the entrancing landscape where she was born and raised. A love for wildlife, which she has committed her life to protecting - and in particular
Daphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen.
Compulsively readable...the more you hear about elephants from her,
the more you wonder why they don't rule the world
*Mail on Sunday*
An enchanting memoir...Baby birds, antelopes, elephants, rhinos and
a civet cat all pass through Sheldrick's life
*Telegraph*
Wonderfully candid
*Daily Mail*
Absorbing, moving...paints a vivid picture of an extraordinary life
in the bush that will delight everyone
*BBC Wildlife Magazine*
Moving and magical...a fascinating story...touching, funny and
written with warmth and compassion
*Lancashire Evening Post*
Inspirational. A heart-warming read for anyone interested in
wildlife and conservation
*Compass*
Africa has never been more vividly described...I read it straight
through and it nearly broke my heart...her warnings about the
decline of wildlife should be heeded the world over
*Joanna Lumley*
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