A Lion Called Christian

Anthony Bourke, John Rendall

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English

Bantam
03 May 2010

Autobiography: general; True stories; Animals & society; Wildlife: mammals; Biography - Australian

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 Road in London, and the only way to avoid him being incarcerated in a zoo was to place him under the expert care of George Adamson in Kenya. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year.

A Lion Called Christian tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs. It's a unique and extraordinary tale of its time that resonates again today with a worldwide audience, thanks to the internet age, and is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.

By: Anthony Bourke, John Rendall
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 171g
ISBN: 9780553820607
ISBN 10: 0553820605
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 03 May 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for A Lion Called Christian

This fascinating story has a wonderful ending Daily Mail 20090321 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 20090331 Both immensely charming and intensely moving Good Book Guide