An Elephant in My Kitchen: What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage and Survival (Elephant Whisperer, 2)

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERMalby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers. Publishers WeeklyA heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthonys wife Franoise Malby-Anthony. A chic Parisienne, Franoise 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 Lawrences death, Franoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldnt take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herds feisty new matriarch Frankie didnt like her.In this heart-warming and moving book, Franoise 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 shed 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.