Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
An Elephant in My Kitchen
- What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage and Survival
- Narrated by: Roshina Ratnam
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
An Elephant in My Kitchen
Buy Now for £11.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Françoise Malby-Anthony never expected to find herself responsible for a herd of elephants with a troubled past. A chic Parisienne, her life changed forever when she fell in love with South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony. Together they founded a game reserve but after Lawrence’s death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldn’t take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herd’s feisty new matriarch Frankie didn’t like her.
In this heart-warming and moving book, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue centre a reality. She found herself caring for a lost baby elephant who turned up at her house, and offering refuge to traumatised orphaned rhinos, and a hippo called Charlie who was scared of water. As she learned to trust herself, she discovered she’d had Frankie wrong all along....
Filled with extraordinary animals and the humans who dedicate their lives to saving them, An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony is a captivating and gripping listen.
Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free." (Daily Mail)
What listeners say about An Elephant in My Kitchen
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Phillip
- 18-09-19
Outstanding from start to finish !!!
This book is amazing ! thank you Francoise Malby-Anthony and Katja Willemsen for such a beautifully written book, I cannot wait to return to Thula Thula in November 2019 for my next visit, this book has put so much into perspective for me :) Roshina Ratnam's narration of this book was incredible:)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Beakyboots
- 20-06-21
exciting yet heartbreaking
Great storyline that weaves in and out of The Elephant Whisperer and the Last Rhino by her late husband.
gripping and exciting, yet saddening and heartbreakingly truthful.
a must listen to/read
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-24
Great Listen!
A moving, gripping rollercoaster account of life as a conservationist in the wilds of Africa. Loved it! Thank you… 😊
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- portra
- 04-07-22
inspiring, often devastating and funny
I read this straight after reading the Elephant whisperer.
Not only was it as wonderful, brilliant and totally heart warming, it's such a brutally honest account from an extremely brave and passionate lady who suddenly found herself very much in hey own in Africa running a reservation and dream to care and save the elephants, rhinos anda al the wildlife on hey reserve.
You cry and laugh and want to hug this amazing lady by the end
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mary
- 20-03-23
Wonderful and moving account of a very brave woman
This book must spur us all on to doing more to play our part in conserving our natural and wild animal world, not just leave it to an very small number of incredibly brave people. The destruction of the elephant and rhino population in the last 200 years is criminal. A world without elephant herds and roaming rhinos is no world we want to leave to our children and grandchildren.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kathleen S.
- 24-09-19
a wonderful walk with the elephants
loved it, not only a great read but also informative even if sad at times
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Monicaa
- 11-04-24
Heart warming and beautifully told
The honestly about poaching and the beauty and admiration of wild animals , beautiful story , Highly recommended
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Cindy Mundow
- 28-01-21
Awesome Read
I am a South African who has lived abroad for almost 2 decades now and this wonderfully written book stirred up all sorts of yearnings to get back into the bush. Africa is in my heart and always will be. If you’ve never been...just do it!! You’ll see once she’s in your heart she will always be there. I am most definitely planning on booking a volunteer spot at Thula Thula as soon as international travel is a bit easier (Covid). Everyone needs to stand up for conservation and put a stop to poaching once and for all, let’s shut down the market for trade in ivory and rhino horn...in fact any wildlife trade - leave them in the wild where they belong.
Thank you for a beautiful book to raise this awareness. Beautifully written and a great narration for the audiobook!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Renee Jessica Kristensen
- 12-10-19
A book I’ll keep re-listening
Such an emotional, beautiful and inspiring story. Easily one of my top audiobooks - loved everything about it :)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Janine Hanekom
- 22-08-21
Captivating and moving
This book made me cry, I felt Francois desperation so acutely! She’s a true hero in my opinion! Wonderful read!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!