Publisher's Synopsis
In the early 1990s, on the plains of Zimbabwe, a new-born elephant watched her family being brutally slaughtered. Her life was the only one spared. Terrified and bewildered, she was transported to America to be sold. There she met the person who was to change her life forever. Bob Norris is the original "Marlboro Man", appearing on billboards across the world and working as a real cowboy on his ranch in Colorado. He felt an enormous empathy with this damaged, vulnerable creature and adopted her. Under Bob's gentle and patient training, Amy - as he named her - gradually overcame her mistrust of humans and became a much-loved member of the family. But Bob knew that the ultimate goal was for Amy to regain her independence and go back to the savannahs of Africa. This is a heart-warming true story of an incredible bond forged between the most unlikely of friends.
