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Cries of the Savanna

By: Sue Tidwell
Narrated by: Sue Tidwell, Lilian Mremi, Tanzanian Game Scout, Bernadine Bornman
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Summary

Her first night in a Tanzanian tent began with a prowling lion’s roar. Will the savage terrors open her eyes to an unseen world?

Sue Tidwell lived in awe of Africa’s extraordinary wildlife. After years spent appreciating the animals in her imagination, the tenderhearted American hated the idea of joining her husband on a big game hunting safari. And getting attacked by blood-sucking tsetse flies the moment she stepped off the plane gave no hint of the mind-blowing change of perspective in her future....

With her initial animosity turning into curiosity as they breathlessly tracked dangerous beasts, Sue formed a surprising bond with their young female government-assigned game scout. And as she became entranced by the tales and wisdom from the Masimba Camp crew, she was humbled by the mystery of the vilified safari and the people who relied on it for survival.

Supplementing her own experiences on the elephant-rutted roads with local insights and scientific research into conservation efforts, Tidwell explores how her preconceived beliefs sluiced away under the deluge of reality. And with an evocative narrative peppered with self-deprecating humor, vivid imagery, stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and over 90 photos and illustrations, you’ll emerge forever changed by the truths this greenhorn found buried in Africa’s rugged and romantic landscape.

Cries of the Savanna is an unflinching and passionate memoir. If you like awe-inspiring real-life adventures, truth revealed through laughter, and life being stranger than fiction, then you'll adore Sue Tidwell's brush with the wild.

Buy Cries of the Savanna to put boots on the ground today!

Awards:

Readers Favorite 2022 Gold Medal

The Wildlife Society’s 2022 Conservation Education Award

Professional Outdoor Media Association’s 2022 Pinnacle Award

Kindle Book Review 2022 Non-fiction Finalist

NOTE: The audible version includes the actual sounds of lions, hippos, hyenas, elephants, leopards, baboons, and more.

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©2021 Sue Tidwell (P)2023 Sue Tidwell
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Real Raw Africa

Tidwell manages to convey the raw magic of a long-forgotten 19th/early 20th century Africa - where tourists don't belong - encapsulating a bygone era of romanticism of turn-of-the-century safari life but at the same time highlighting the real modern issues facing its wildlife and describing in detail how the rural African's symbiotic existence is essential. Conveyed in her real-life adventure, as the reader, you'll feel like you are actually there in the passenger seat and this book and story will highlight for those not aware of the many genuine challenges facing Africa's wildlife making this a, MUST-READ. Written by a non-hunter one really feels they are there in the bush as Tidwell describes in deep deep detail the fear, excitement and emotion of the adventure, the hardships and sheer bliss and happiness at being surrounded by the wildlife and the people she shares the 21-day trip with. She even includes recordings of the wildlife itself throughout the book.

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