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Elephant Dawn : The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness - Sharon Pincott

Elephant Dawn

The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness

By: Sharon Pincott

Paperback | 25 May 2016

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Powerful and moving, this is the truly unforgettable story of one woman's remarkable and life-changing association with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe, a celebrated clan of wild, free-roaming giants. It comes at a time when elephants all around Africa face the very real threat of being poached to extinction for their ivory.

'A book to take readers into another world.' - Caroline Jones AO, presenter, Australian Story

'A raw, honest story that needs to be heard.' - Tony Park, bestselling author of An Empty Coast

'This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion.' - Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebrated in the BBC's Echo of the Elephants

In 2001, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged life as a high-flying corporate executive to start a new one with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. She was unpaid, untrained, self-funded and arrived with the starry-eyed idealism of most foreigners during early encounters with Africa. For thirteen years - the worst in Zimbabwe's volatile history - this intrepid Australian woman lived in the Hwange bush fighting for the lives of these elephants, forming an extraordinary and life-changing bond with them.

Powerfully moving, sometimes disturbing and often very funny, Elephant Dawn is a celebration of love, courage and honour amongst our greatest land mammals. With resilience beyond measure, Sharon earns the supreme right to call them family.
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A book to take readers into another world. -- Caroline Jones AO, presenter, AUSTRALIAN STORY
A raw, honest story that needs to be heard. -- Tony Park, bestselling author of AN EMPTY COAST
This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion. -- Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebrated in the BBC's ECHO OF THE ELEPHANTS
This book is a real eye opener to what dangers the volunteers in Zimbabwe face, how beautiful elephants are, the bonds that can be forged between human and pachyderm and sadly, how heart breaking it is when an elephant that is virtually a human family member is ripped away. A great read - have tissues on standby. * Vacations & Travel *

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