I Dreamed of Africa
by Kuki Gallmann
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Author: Kuki GallmannEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-01
ISBN: 0140287442
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: The Most Amazing Thing I've Ever Read
Summary: 5 Stars
The title of my review is the simple truth. Mrs. Gallmann's story has touched me in so many ways...well, I have few words that can help me describe the ways in which it has touched me. To put it rather simply, I was in awe from the first page of her harrowing story. As I progressed, I found myself stopping and actually shedding tears - something no book has ever caused me to do - at some points. THAT is what clinched the deal for me. This account is so relatable that you can taste Mrs. Gallmann's pain and her triumph as if they were your own. And the way in which she was able to find a quote for the beginning of each chapter truly astonished me because each of the quotes more or less summarized the overall discussion of the chapter in question.As an aside, I recently emailed Mrs. Gallmann and was pleasantly surprised to have gotten a response. She is just as courteous and genuine as you would expect and I hope I am able to keep a line of communication going with this incredible woman. I can't show enough praise for her or for her book. Thanks to the woman named Kuki Gallmann, I too dream of Africa.
Summary of I Dreamed of Africa
At the age of 25, divorced, crippled by an accident, Kuki Gallmann left to convalesce in Kenya with her friend Paolo Gallmann, who was soon to become her husband. So begins a journey that takes her to the extremities of human experience. In Kenya she and Paolo explore lakes, desert and tropical coastline before buying a vast ranch on the Laikipia plateau. The years bring a succession of discoveries and delights, but increasingly these are interspersed with dangers and premonitions. When her life with Paolo ends as violently as it had started, Kuki is left with her 14-year-old son Emanuele, an unborn baby and 90,000 acres of Africa to look after. There follow years of recovery and hope: the birth of Paolo's golden-haired daughter Sveva; the emergence of Emmanuele from a boy fond of hunting and fishing into a youth with a love for motorbikes and girls. But Emanuele has one passion that proves fatal - snakes. The last chapters epitomize the victory of friendship, courage and imagination over the cruellest tragedies. Through her dedication to the hills, gorges, elephant herds and tribespeople of Laikipia, the devotion of her friends and the love of her daughter, the author has forged a new life for herself and founded the Gallmann Foundation - a living memorial to her husband and son, dedicated to exploring new ways of combining development and conservation.Women Books
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