| Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Death in Africa Contributor(s): Seal, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812979095 ISBN-13: 9780812979091 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Environmentalists & Naturalists - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010284297 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.22" W x 8.12" (0.47 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With compassion and an unswerving regard for the truth, veteran journalist Mark Seal lays bare the deeply moving, inspirational story of Joan Root, a dedicated environmentalist and Oscar-nominated wildlife filmmaker. He covers her early days in Kenya as a shy young woman with an almost uncanny ability to connect to animals; her whirlwind courtship with the dashing Alan Root, their marriage, and the twenty years of nonstop adventure and passionate romance that followed, both in Africa and around the world; the shattering disintegration of the marriage and partnership; and Joan's triumphant struggle to reinvent herself as the protector of her lakeshore community's fragile ecosystem--a struggle that would lead to her tragic death in January 2006. Joan Root dreamed of a bright future for Kenya, a country blessed with unmatched beauty but scarred by decades of colonization and a culture of corruption. She spent her life fighting to make that dream a reality. Her life ended too soon, but "thanks to Seal's meticulous re-creation, her extraordinary life lives on." (People, four-star review) |
