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The classic story of Elsa the lioness and Joy Adamson, the woman who cared for her.

About the Author

Joy Adamson was a pioneer in the field of conservation. With her husband George, senior game warden in a huge area of the northern frontier province of Kenya, she established one of the world's first wild animal appeals. Now the Elsa Conservation Trust, it operates an education, training and wildlife retreat centre at the Adamsons' former home of Elsamere, on the shores of Lake Naivasha.

Reviews

"Moving and incredible, [with] some of the most extraordinary photographs ever seen."
--"The New York Times"

"Elsa and the Adamsons are ideal figures in a peaceable kingdom."
--"The New Yorker"

"Moving and incredible, �with� some of the most extraordinary photographs ever seen."
--"The New York Times"
"Elsa and the Adamsons are ideal figures in a peaceable kingdom."
--"The New Yorker"