A Lion Called Christian
The True Story of Three Friends and Their Remarkable Reunion
$26.34
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2010
Summary
The bestselling true story of three friends and their remarkable reunion.
In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild.
Anthony ‘Ace’ Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. But Christian soon grew from cuddly cub to King of the Kings Roa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553820607 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553820605 |
| Author: | Anthony Bourke, John Rendall |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 17mm |
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This fascinating story has a wonderful ending
This fascinating story has a wonderful ending * Daily Mail *An unabashedly stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal … To read this book is to feel … that Christian never left * Time *Both immensely charming and intensely moving * Good Book Guide *
About The Author
Anthony Bourke
Ace Bourke lives in Sydney and is one of Australia’s leading art curators, a pioneer in the field of Aboriginal art and a colonial art specialist.
John Rendall is a sixth-generation Australian, currently dividing his time between London and Sydney. John continues his commitment to the George Adamson Trust and the Born Free Foundation.
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