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Soul Of A Lion: One Woman's Quest To Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees (2010)

by Barbara Bennett(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1426206542 (ISBN13: 9781426206542)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

National Geographic

review 1: I enjoyed reading the story of a native African woman's journey to save orphaned, injured, or otherwise helpless wildlife by creating a sanctuary. The book is extremely well-written; the author is an English professor who visited the sanctuary as a volunteer. Life in Africa is not easy, and a wildlife sanctuary cannot survive without involving the local community (especially tribes) and without opening up to volunteers and other eco-tourists. This is a story of success, and left me feeling like I wanted to go to Africa to volunteer. The following quote from Albert Schweitzer is included in this book and is a good reminder for us all: "I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an ... moreend."
review 2: The work that Marietta van der Merwe and her family have done to establish a wild animal sanctuary in Africa is definitely worth reading about. They have also started a school for local children who otherwise wouldn't get any education, as well as a health clinic for native people who were badly in need of care. Her story is inspiring, but I think it could have been told in a more natural way. Although the author (a frequent volunteer at Harnas) is an English professor, she could have used a stronger editor, one who knew that value of the verb "said," which fades into the background, instead of verbs that remind the reader that someone else is telling the story. Five stars for the story iteself but only three stars for the book. less

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