In this memoir Gallmann captures perfectly the magic of Kenya, creating an almost overwhelming picture of beauty and drama, pain and joy, death and resurrection. A native of Venice, Gallmann settled in Kenya with her family in 1972. An active conservationist, in 1989 she was awarded the Order of the Golden Ark for her major and continuing contribution to the survival of the black rhinoceros in Kenya and for promoting research work for nature conservation in general, with special attention to elephants and the use of local plants for medicinal purposes...