[JDPUB: 58] PRESS RELEASE: THE DERELICT HOUSE by LESLEY CRIPPS THOMSON

The Derelict House - Elephants in my Garden by Lesley Cripps Thomson has just been published by Just Done Productions - Publishing.

 

…Elephants breaking down walls, a hyena sharing a fire with the night guard to keep warm, hippos fighting, armless monkeys bringing their young to be admired by the author… This book is a kaleidoscope of wild animals, strange and often eccentric tourists, the trails and tribulations of running a poorly-equipped lodge in a remote wilderness area and the laughter and tears of working with and living alongside staff from a different background and culture.

 

Written with great compassion, this is Lesley Cripps Thomson’s story of how she forges a bond with staff who do not want to be told what to do or how to do it by a woman— and the hardships they have to live with, including illness and poverty. She tells of the good times they have and how, in a crisis, they all pull together.

 

The Derelict House - Elephants in my Garden, also describes the consequences of interference with nature on the environment, the devastating effect of 9/11 on their American guests, the joy of guests seeing wildlife up close for the first time and the sadness of leaving it all behind.

 

Beautifully illustrated, this charming book brings Africa to life, in all her colours and moods.

 

Lesley will be at the Just Done Book Fair in Durban on the 17^th May – Durban Botanic Gardens to sign books and speak to readers.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in the United Kingdom, Lesley Cripps Thomson came to Africa at the age of 13, originally to Tanzania, where she developed her love of the continent while roaming the hills with her dog.

Her first true experience of a wilderness area was the Ruaha National Park, where she was told that the only protection you needed from an elephant was a whistle!

After being widowed at a young age with three small children to support, Lesley “fell into” eco-tourism, setting up Zimbabwe’s first-ever safari consultancy, Safari Interlink, with a branch in the United Kingdom. She then established Wildlife Promotions, which specialised in marketing Africa to the rest of the world.

Lesley’s passion for conservation and responsible tourism has taken her to many different countries in Africa and her articles about the experiences she had and the places she visited have been published in various media.

It was while Lesley was promoting tourism into Africa that she was offered the opportunity to return to Africa and work in a lodge. This book is an account of her short time there. Told with humour and compassion, she describes the difficulties of operating a lodge in a remote part of Africa, the foibles of the staff, the sometimes very eccentric guests and her often hair-raising experiences with some of the larger four-legged visitors. Throughout, her love of Africa shines through. 

Lesley is currently living in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where, with her husband Ian, who is a wildlife management consultant, they continue to promote conservation and responsible tourism.

 

PRICE: R155

Copies of ‘The Derelict House’ can be ordered through Just Done Productions – http://www.justdone.co.za

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