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A Billion Blue Wildebeest

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by Catherine MacLaine
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Availability:In StockContributor:Catherine MacLainePublish date:10/2/2025Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Alkira PublishingISBN-13:9781922329875ISBN-10:1922329878UPC:9781922329875Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:Memoirs, WomenSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCF4TTEPAE

A joyous bucket-list trip turned into a life-changing test of love and resilience.

In 2017, Catherine, a Canadian in her fifties, returned to Tanzania to revisit the childhood landscape that had shaped her: the mongooses that darted across her path, the elephants that thundered toward her, the endless herds of wildebeests, and even a lion feared as a man-eater. Her memories from the early 1970s brim with wonder, humor, and the occasional shadow of death.

But her nostalgic journey ended with an unexpected twist. Catherine rescued a frail street cat, Stanley, and soon discovered he suffered from a devastating neurological disorder. Against all odds, she brought him home to America. As she searched for answers to his mysterious condition, she couldn't shake the haunting echo of that deadly lion from her past. Would Stanley's fate mirror tragedy, or could compassion rewrite the ending?

Woven with vivid childhood recollections and the poignant trials of adulthood, this heartfelt memoir explores memory, loss, and the unbreakable bond between humans and the creatures who change us forever.

"Highly recommended for all interested in our connections with the past and how its shadows linger," The International Review of Books.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Alkira PublishingISBN-13:9781922329875ISBN-10:1922329878UPC:9781922329875Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:Memoirs, WomenSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCF4TTEPAE
MacLaine, Catherine: - Catherine MacLaine has visited or lived in multiple African countries including Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania, in solo trips or with family. Her four decades of extensive travel also include Canda, the USA, the UK and Europe. Her lifetime of rescuing animals began in childhood and continued over the decades involving too many animals to count, both wild and domestic, healthy, or disabled. Among her earliest volunteer or paid jobs included animal shelters, stables, and dog grooming shops. She earned her Bachelor's degree from the Corcoran School of the George Washington University of Washington DC. She is employed as a Coding Quality Analyst and when she is not writing, she can often be found enjoying Beatles music while cleaning out far too many cat litterboxes. She is a member of the Staunton Writers Group and has published in the Welcome Home newsletter. Catherine presently lives in Virginia with her husband and their disabled rescue cats.
Publisher: Alkira Publishing

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