Soul of A Lion

Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees by Barbara Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a heart touching novel that, since I was in a bad place, up lifted my spirits and helped set a goal of going to visit Harnas Wildlife Foundation. Although the book is called Soul of a Lion there are more stories about leopards and cheetahs than lions. There is no direct story line for this book but it is a collection of stories relative to the Van der Merwe family and Harnas. Pictures at the beginning of each chapter allow you a chance to see the animals and 'put a name to a face' after hearing about their shenanigans and hijinx. Loved that Marieta was always found with a vervet monkey or baby baboon attached to her hip and that she refused to have any animal put to sleep unless it was suffering. There are a lot of lovely quotes that highlight the purpose and meaning behind Harnas that are also interspersed throughout the book as wel. Overall, a feel good type of read that has you wanting to travel to Africa to get cuddles from various types of baby animals.

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