An Elephant in My Kitchen is described as a sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony. In it Francoise Malby-Anthony recounts events covered in her husband’s books from her perspective.

This was an interesting read and I especially loved reading about her heartache and struggles to keep their conservation dreams alive since his passing in 2012.

I strongly recommend this book.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for my copy. This book is a follow up to The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony, about how he set up a conservation reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence passed away, it was down to his French wife to manage Thula Thula; she went on to establish an orphanage for wounded and orphaned animals including rhino, hippo and elephant. It's a lovely, interesting and inspiring read. I've visited South Africa a few times and am keen to go back and spend some time as a volunteer at Thula Thula - it sounds like a truly magical place.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this book. I loved the book by Francoise's husband Lawrence and this is just as brilliant. I have found myself rationing the pages because I did not want to crash to the end too quickly. Reading it has made me re-purchase all the Joy Adamson Africa books that I read in my teenage years.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. BRILLIANT - just give it a go !

A wonderful heart warming story about the trials and tribulations of a woman alone running an animal rescue center in the African bush.

I strongly recommend this book.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC..

I had tears in my eyes for large chunks of this book, both of joy and sadness. The realities of the issues plaguing this part of the world on a daily basis are not so easy to read about. This goes beyond the machinations of politics and war. Whatever the root cause for the current status of poaching in the African continent was, it's present face is uglier still to behold. 

This story is not just about the dire situations conservationists are constantly battling to keep certain species in existence and other species from unnecessary pain and or torture. It is also filled with the anecdotes of the intelligence and emotional requirements of those animals. It did not come as a surprise as to the emotional quotient and capacity of elephants but certain incidents were hair raising anyway(in a good way). This book is not for the faint of heart because it is brutal in the swift change from gamboling baby animals to illness to something even worse. This is a book about the Thula Thula reserve in Zululand and their day to day struggles to stay afloat and continue to make a difference. We are given an up-close and personal look at the lifestyles and hurdles. 

I would have bought it or read it again if it was paced better. As content goes it is, it is important, valid and something that should definitely be 'trending'. But there is a lot of back and forth with the timeline leaving me confused about where I was in the narrative and the age or situation of the animals I was already introduced to. I think this book provides an interesting window into the amount of hard work that goes into the running and maintenance of the reserve as well as how outsiders can help. A good way seems to be to acknowledge and spread the fact that the composition of the horn is keratin, the same as our nails. This fact is iterated multiple times, enough to drill the significance of it into our minds and hope to make it common knowledge enough to make a difference someday in the near future.

I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but this review is completely based on my reading experience. I, unfortunately, did not have any pictures in the ARC but from the looks of the acknowledgments at the end, the book comes with pictures I wish I had a chance to see.

This book is heartwarming and utterly heartbreaking at the same time.
This book is written so well and I liked it so much

I was blown away by this wonderful book!
I was entranced by life on the reserve and also heartbroken by the losses and the barbaric world of poaching!
The writing jumped around a little bit but it was still easy to follow and it certainly didn’t detract from the recount.

I loved the prequel to this book and I am sorry for the loss of such a conversationalist as Anthony Lawrence and at the same time thrilled that Francoise has continued his legacy.

A fantastic book.

A lovely book set on a game reserve in Africa loved the animals each with their own personality a warm wonderful story.A book all animal lovers will treasure. #netgalley #panmacmillan.

A lovely heartwarming book about life on a game reserve in Africa. Very inspirational. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC. reviews on Goodreads, Amazon and Facebook.

An amazing book that made me smile and move to tears. I loved how the story is told and the anedoctes about the different animals.
I read it as fast as I could and couldn't put it down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Such an interesting read, very sad, heartbreaking at times, but as it’s about conservation of elephants, and rhinos and in Africa I didn’t expect anything less. It is also uplifting and full of heart, such a wonderful story of a lifetime given to conservation. Well worth reading

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion