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Fifty years ago Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of "Born Free" and its sequels "Living Free" and "Forever Free," generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by these books' uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Millions have also come to know and love "Born Free" through the immortal film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. But here is the chance to rediscover the original story in this 50th anniversary edition, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions.
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Born Free, Joy Adamson
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Born Free
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joy Adamson
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 0330518232
- ISBN13
- 9780330518239
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Nature, Friendship, Creative Nonfiction, Relationships, Africa, Adapted for Film, Based on True Events, Animal Protection, Kenya, Man and Animal, Lions, Safari
- First published
- 1960
- Original title
- Born Free, Living Free, Forever Free
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Fifty years ago Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of "Born Free" and its sequels "Living Free" and "Forever Free," generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by these books' uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Millions have also come to know and love "Born Free" through the immortal film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. But here is the chance to rediscover the original story in this 50th anniversary edition, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions.