THE DERELICT HOUSE: ELEPHANTS IN MY GARDEN: LESLEY CRIPPS IN SOUTH AFRICA

  The Derelict House: Elephants In My Garden: Lesley Cripps Thomson: Inscribed | Autographed Publisher: Just Don Productions Publishing, Durban Edition: 2008 – First Edition Binding: Softcover ISBN: 978-1-920169-90-9 Pages: 244 with black & white photograph and illustrations   Extra Information Condition – Good. Slight wear to cover, edges and corners, otherwise really clean with tight binding Language: English.   The Derelict House: Elephants in My Garden describes Elephants breaking down walls, a hyena sharing a fire with the night guard to keep warm, hippos fighting, armless monkeys bringing their young to be admired by the author. This book is a kaleidoscope of wild animals, strange and often eccentric tourists, the trials and tribulations of running a poorly equipped lodge in a remote wilderness area and the laughter and tears of working with and living alongside staff from a different background and culture.   Written with great compassion, this is Lesley Cripps Thomson’s story of how she forges a bond with staff who do not want to be told what to door how to do it by a woman – and the hardships they have had to live with, including illness and poverty. She tells of the good times they have had and how, in a crisis, they all pull together.   The Derelict House: Elephants in My Garden, also describes the consequences of interference with nature on the environment, the devastating effect of 9/11 on their American guests, the joy of guests seeing wildlife up close for the first time and the sadness of leaving it all behind   Beautifully illustrated, this charming book brings Africa to life, in all her colours and moods   Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time Please refer to all images for condition, as this form an integral part of the description Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. Regretfully, no buyers from outside the borders of South Africa