<p><b>An international bestseller, the joys and challenges of a life dedicated to conservation are vividly described in <i>The Elephants of Thula Thula </i>by Françoise Malby-Anthony, owner of the Thula Thula reserve.<br><br>'Enthralling' - <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><i>&lsquo;Somehow, the elephants got into my soul, and it became my life&rsquo;s work to see them safe and happy. There was no giving up on that vision, no matter how hard the road was at times.&rsquo;</i><br><br>Françoise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a game reserve in South Africa with a remarkable family of elephants whose adventures have touched hearts around the world.<br><br>The herd&rsquo;s feisty matriarch Frankie knows who&rsquo;s in charge at Thula Thula, and it&rsquo;s not Francoise. But when Frankie becomes ill, and the authorities threaten to remove or cull some of the herd if the reserve doesn&rsquo;t expand, Françoise is in a race against time to save her beloved elephants . . .<br><br>The search is on to get a girlfriend for orphaned rhino Thabo &ndash; and then, as his behaviour becomes increasingly boisterous, a big brother to teach him manners.<br><br>Françoise realizes a dream with the arrival of Savannah the cheetah &ndash; an endangered species not seen in the area since the 1940s &ndash; and finds herself rescuing meerkats kept as pets. But will Thula Thula survive the pandemic, an invasion from poachers and the threat from a mining company wanting access to its land?<br><br><b>As Françoise faces her toughest years yet, she realizes once again that with their wisdom, resilience and communal bonds, the elephants have much to teach us.</b></p>