{"product_id":"9781509864928","title":"An Elephant in My Kitchen : What the Herd Taught Me about Love, Courage and Survival","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Malby-Anthony, Francoise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRepublic of South Africa\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 13 June 2019 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 132 x 23 | 268g\u003cp\u003e'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' - Daily Mail'A beautiful love story between humans and the majestic elephants' - Jo Malone, Daily ExpressFrancoise 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with extraordinary animals and the humans who dedicate their lives to saving them, An Elephant in My Kitchen by Francoise Malby-Anthony is a captivating and gripping read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malby-Anthony, Francoise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53450953031864,"sku":"9781509864928","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781509864928.jpg?v=1778342298","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781509864928","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}