'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' â?" Daily Mail'A beautiful love story between humans and the majestic elephants' â?" Jo Malone, Daily ExpressFrançoise 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 Lawrenceâ?Ts death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldnâ?Tt take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herdâ?Ts feisty new matriarch Frankie didnâ?Tt 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 sheâ?Td had Frankie wrong all along .
'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' â?" Daily Mail'A beautiful love story between humans and the majestic elephants' â?" Jo Malone, Daily ExpressFrançoise 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 Lawrenceâ?Ts death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldnâ?Tt take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herdâ?Ts feisty new matriarch Frankie didnâ?Tt 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 sheâ?Td had Frankie wrong all along .