An Elephant in My Kitchen
Author | : Françoise Malby-Anthony |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2018-07-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781509864904 |
ISBN-13 | : 1509864903 |
Rating | : 4/5 (903 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Elephant in My Kitchen written by Françoise Malby-Anthony and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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 . . . Filled with extraordinary animals and the humans who dedicate their lives to saving them, An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony is a captivating and gripping read.