What a brilliant, emotive, empathetic and stirring adventure! It feels as though we are travelling with Martine, from Hampshire to the broad possibilities of South Africa, that we can scent the animals, and feel the heat and pulse. Yet who can she trust? Furthermore, how can she protect Jemmy, The White Giraffe? So what happens as the stories of the presence of the giraffe grow? Martine is aware of poachers- it’s how her grandfather lost his life. It seems as though the giraffe is able to help her discover a deeper history, of herself and then Sawubona, the animals and Africa. Martine is aware of the danger of sharing their encounters and then their almost intuitive bonds. What is the story? Thereafter, what does it mean when The White Giraffe appears to Martine? He seems to seek her out. Furthermore, when Martine meets a local mystic, who suggests she is linked to a mythical white giraffe, Martine’s grandmother is quick to shut down questions and stories. Yet Martine’s grandmother is unforthcoming about any of her history it’s as though she wants Martine to know nothing about her mother, nor of the reserve. Not only have they never met, but Martine had no idea of her certainly not that she ran Sawubona, a large game reserve. Tragedy strikes, leaving Martine with no choice but to leave England to live with her grandmother in South Africa.
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