Love reading about Zimbabwe and the elephant sanctuary. Bookey Peek makes the elephants characters, humour and plight very real. My first travels in Africa were in Zimbabwe and in fact hitching a ride into a memorable elephant sanctuary; so it made a particular connection with me. If you love travels in Africa and care about elephants then this is a very good book to read. ( )

My initial impression was that this would be another sentimental memoir, and it took 5 pages or so to realize that the author has a talent for writing, for natural science and for, well, life. The story once it picks up continues at breakneck pace for 340 pages, and I enjoyed it so much that as soon as I finished it I ordered the two sequels. The author has an acute eye for landscape and animal (including human) behavior. There is sentiment, but perhaps it's better characterized as a passion for things that matter to her, the animals the people and the place, and her genius for story-telling allows (indeed compels) the reader to share in it. Highly recommended. ( )

I loved this book so much that one day I hope to travel to Zimbawe