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An Elephant in My Kitchen
- What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage, and Survival
- Narrated by: Roshina Ratnam
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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The international best seller
"Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers." (Publishers Weekly)
A heart-warming sequel to the international best seller The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony's wife Françoise Malby-Anthony.
A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. But then, she fell in love with conservationist Lawrence Anthony, and everything changed. 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 audiobook, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue center 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.
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- Alim K.
- 2023-10-11
Heartbreaking, inspiring and informative
Very moving, heartwarming and at times heartbreaking. Well written. This is my fourth book after listening to The Elephant Whisperer, The Last Rhinos and Babylons Ark. Looking forward to The Elephants of Thula Thula. I wish I had listened to them before our safari trip to Southern Africa. Also, wish I could see actual pictures of Nana and the herd. Loving all these stories.
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- 2021-05-18
Great listen
I loved the story. There were tears of sadness ,chuckles of amusement and a great learning of Elephants and there battle to exists
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- Kris H
- 2021-10-17
Good for the soul
Great follow up read after reading elephant whisperer! Enjoyed hearing the story from Francois perspective.
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- Jennifer K
- 2019-11-19
Wonderful Book !!
I absolutely loved this book! I had already listened to Lawrence Anthony's book called "The Elephant Whisperer", so listening to his wife's memoir in this book was a no-brainer. The story paints such a beautiful picture of South Africa and all of its wildlife and gorgeous landscapes. I hope to one day visit Thula Thula, to meet some of the characters (human and otherwise!) from the book. Do yourself a favour and give this one a listen - it truly is heart-warming and wonderful!
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- Carla Currie
- 2021-03-09
Done too soon!!
I loved the book. It was all one memorable moment and the narrator was awesome!
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- Miss Desiree
- 2020-01-27
Inspiring
I want to visit Thula Thula so badly after listening to this inspiring book. Thank you for sharing it!
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- Roberta W
- 2022-12-27
Moving
Very moving… and at times heartbreaking. That there are people who can be cruel to animals, let alone poach them, or hunt them, for that matter, never fails to confound me. This is equaled by my awe for those who care for and heal these animals. Stories of recovering from the traumas encountered along the way is moving.
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- Ron L.
- 2021-11-01
Riveting, heartbreaking, and inspirimg
Incredibly well written and narrated story of dedicated wildlife conservation in Africa. Lawrence Anthony lives on in Francoise.
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- Phil Atkinson
- 2023-01-19
Easy listening
The more I read these books regarding Elephants, Rhinos and Hippos I realize just what amazing creatures they all are. They are a wonder…!!!
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- ColourMeGone
- 2019-11-13
Remarkable story and an amazing woman !
This story speaks so much about resilience love the power of one and hope for the future.
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