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Born Free [Kindle Edition]

Joy Adamson (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews) |
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'Next month the book is to be reissued to celebrate 50 years since its publication. It will include rare sketches and previously unseen archive images... It deserves all the accolades it receives. For it is Born Free and Joy Adamson who can claim to laid the ground work for raising awareness on wildlife conservation.' --Daily Express

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Fifty years ago Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of Born Free and its sequels Living Free and Forever Free, generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by these books’ uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Millions have also come to know and love Born Free through the immortal film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. But here is the chance to rediscover the original story in this 50th anniversary edition, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1927 KB
  • Print Length: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books (28 Feb 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004PYDBSK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #16,418 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A pleasant read 15 May 2009
Format:Hardcover
Most people of my generation know the famous story of Elsa the lioness from the 1960's. I have seen much about it over the years including the moving film with Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers who themselves became wildlife conservationists, but have never read the book until now.

Written by Joy Adamson herself who with her husband George Adamson rescued Elsa from certain death in Africa. The story tells of the amazing bond between the wild lioness and humans. As I read the book I was touched by the amazing relationship the Adamsons had with not only Elsa, but eventually her cubs Jespah, Little Elsa and Gopa, but one question which did arise in my mind was whether they should ever have nutured this relationship in the first place. The lions grew to rely on them and this suppressed some of their natural wildness and made it very difficult for them to re-adapt fully to their wild state and in particular with other wild lions - also their ensuing lack of fear of humans could put both at risk.

Despite some misgivings re human interference etc in a situation which they could not and possibly should not try to control, I loved the story which portrayed great love, commitment and resolve on the part of the Adamsons (although possibly a little misguided) - I would have liked a map in the book showing the places mentioned in the book.

At some point I would like to read "Christian the Lion" book which is about another lion reared in captivity before being released into the wild and where George Adamson was involved also.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By sandie
Format:Paperback
thoroughly satisfied with my purchase, I saw the film when it was first released in the 60's, have always been a supporter of wild life, and this book brought back many happy memmories for me.
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By HelenaK
Format:Paperback
Loved reading this book and reading between the lines. Since her books/films, more information has come out about the life of colonials such as Joy living in Kenya, in particular around the treatment of natives/locals. If you are interested in conservation or animals you will not be disappointed, if you are interested in colonial history you will also not be disappointed. Written a bit in diary style (I did this and that) it was easy to follow.
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Civilization has made little impact on this part of Africa; there are no settlers; the local tribes live very much as their forefathers did, and the place abounds in wild life of every description. &quote;
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For many years my home has been in the Northern Frontier Province of Kenya, that vast stretch of semi-arid thornbush, covering some hundred and twenty thousand square miles, which extends from Mount Kenya to the Abyssinian border. &quote;
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This story has its beginning on one of these safaris. A Boran tribesman had been killed by a man-eating lion. It was reported to George that this animal, accompanied by two lionesses, was living &quote;
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