Wildflower
Mark Seal
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Wildflower
Mark Seal
WILDFLOWER is naturalist, filmmaker and lifelong conservationist Joan Root’s gripping life story - a stunning and moving tale featuring a remarkable modern-day heroine.
After twenty years of spectacular, unparalleled wildlife filmmaking together, Joan and Alan Root divorced and a fascinating woman found her own voice.
Renowned journalist Mark Seal offers this breathtaking, culturally relevant portrait of a strong woman discovering herself and fighting for her beliefs before her mysterious and brutal murder.
With a cast of characters as wild, wondrous and unpredictable as Africa itself, WILDFLOWER is a real-life adventure tale set in the world’s fast-disappearing wilderness. Full of personal revelation, intrigue, corruption and murder, readers will remember Joan Root’s extraordinary journey long after they turn the last page.
Review
Michael Awasoga-Samuel, Readings Carlton
Wildflower is the story of Joan Root, one half of a great wildlife film-making partnership, with her husband Allan. They produced some of our best-loved documentary films and changed the way we view nature – especially the wildlife inhabitants of Africa.
But this is Joan’s story. She was born in Nairobi to a British father and South African mother and lived much of her life in Lake Naivasha, on a beautiful 80-acre property. She was brought up to be self-reliant and was an only child. Her idyllic life and film-making partnership changed after 20 years, when Allan met Jennie Hammond, whom he would later marry. Joan had to find her own voice – which she did thorough conservation work, especially the safe guarding of Lake Naivasha’s fish habitats.
Mark Seal captures the essence of a shy and introverted girl, for a time obscured by her flamboyant husband, who remains a strong and resolute woman, until her untimely death. This book is enriched by a cast of real life wildlife personalities, such as David Attenborough, Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, and Joy and George Adamson. This engaging read truly illuminates your sense of wonderment at wildlife – and at this determined woman.
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