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An African Love Story

Love, Life and Elephants

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An African Love Story

By: Daphne Sheldrick
Narrated by: Virginia McKenna
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of An African Love Story, Daphne Sheldrick's touching memoir about romance, life and elephants from Africa's greatest living conservationist. Read by Virginia McKenna, the star of Born Free and the Founder Trustee of the Born Free Foundation.

An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of the life of Africa's greatest living conservationist. It tells two stories. The first is the Tsavo years, and the extraordinary love story which blossomed when the young Daphne, moved to Tsavo with her first husband and fell head over heels with both the park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive.

This recording contains a bonus track featuring an interview with Virginia McKenna in which she talks about her own conservation work and her friendship with Daphne Sheldrick.

 Africa Animals Biological Sciences Environment Natural Resources Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation Elephant Heartfelt Inspiring Romance Endangered Animals
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Cannot recommend this highly enough. Having at first thought I might find it too distressing, I soon found that the style of writing, and narration, manage to tell the story of this lady's extraordinary life and works with compassion but without undue sentimentality. You go through sadness, relief, anger and wonder and admittedly the occasional tear, but ultimately it is an uplifting story in many ways and well worth a listen.

Beautifully narrated tale of an interesting life

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gentle lovely story of a life with animals, in happy and sad times.
well recommended

lovely <br />

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This book is so moving and the story of a remarkable woman who did a remarkable work. I now support her foundation in the work they do.

Wonder true account

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Written and read from the heart. True feeling of Africa and the wildlife. Didn't want it to ever finish.

Wonderful book.

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Daphne's story is amazing and heart warming. I never wanted it to end. There are ups and downs in the wonderful book. The narrator puts her soul into this book and the interview with her is a brilliant touch at the end.

wonderful

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