"An Elephant in My Kitchen"

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"An Elephant in My Kitchen"

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Authors: Francoise Malby-Anthony, Katja Willemsen

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'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' Daily Mail Francoise 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, Francoise 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, Francoise 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 is a captivating and gripping read.


PUBLISHED BY Pan Macmillan


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I bought a copy of this book when I was in SA in Sept.
Haven't started reading it yet.


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Remember the review when you have read it. Preferably before February the 20th \O


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Lisbeth wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:50 pm Remember the review when you have read it. Preferably before February the 20th
Will do.
Am busy reading a biography on one of my favourite bands. This will be next

What's the relevance of 20 Feb?


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I am only staying in South Africa until Feb.23rd ;-)


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Lisbeth wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:58 pm I am only staying in South Africa until Feb.23rd
You could prob get it on Amazon and read it before you go??


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I might, but most likely much cheaper in SA ;-)

Here it is CHF 24.90 + postal exp. = R40.00 + postal exp.


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Lisbeth wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:39 pm I might, but most likely much cheaper in SA ;-)

Here it is CHF 24.90 + postal exp. = R40.00 + postal exp.
You sure you exchange rate is correct???
I paid a few hundred R for my copy. Can't remember exact amount off hand.

But I do agree, books are a lot cheaper in SA than here in the UK.
The problem is that I always over do it and have to somehow get them home 0*\


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The book has been printed in SA, I think and that's also the reason for the difference in price IMO -O-

The publisher is UK though :-?


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