Pride Of The Plains

Oct 1, 2024 5:16 AM

Author:Colin Dann

Pride Of The Plains

Huru and Kimya have formed a small pride with their friends, Battlescars and Blackmane and six cubs have been added to the pride's number. Attacked by an elephant, Moja, the eldest, is seperated from his family and must now learn to survive on his own. Meanwhile as leaders of the pride, Battlescars and Blackmane - face new challenges to their authority, and the Game Park itself is in peril, when a tremendous fire sweeps across it, killing many of the animals.

Reviews

Animal mad youngsters should root for the lions as much as I did

—— The Bookseller

Of the many versions of Homer's epic, this is the first - with apologies to James Joyce - to do justice to the women in the story. Touching and engaging

—— Guardian

Adele Geras's Ithaka is authentic. It's as worked and reworked as Penelope's weaving as she waits for Odysseus post Troy, but it's seamless

—— TES

Geras brings the story to life with characters whose behaviour and reactions seem very contemporary . . . The pace is gentle, and some difficult subjects are handled with sensitivity

—— Writeaway!

Hilarious

—— Reading Evening Post

Jacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read

—— The Bookseller on DOUBLE ACT

Two worlds conflate in this evocative and moving novel about the healing power of memory.

—— Oxford Times

Geras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child...

—— Books for Keeps

This is a substantial novel suitable for readers of 13+

—— Inis

Bright and very descriptive . . .this book will stay with you forever

—— TBK mag

It has a slightly slow start but soon you will be glued to the covers

—— Independent on Sunday

Short review

—— The Good Book Guide

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