Cathedral of the Wild : An African Journey Home

from julko

An enjoyable memoir of growing up part of an unconventional family living in the African veld. The first 2/3 of the book was mostly made up of adventures that illustrated his upbringing and at times were a bit repetitive. The last third of the book veers more towards the spiritual as Varty seeks ...

from buchstabendompteurin

"Safari - Mein Leben für Südafrikas wildes Paradies" ist die Biografie Boyd Vartys, der in Südafrika zusammen mit seiner Familie das Tierreservat Londolozi betreibt. Boyd Varty arbeitet als Ranger und Tierschützer. Zunächst überrascht es, dass ein Einundreißigjähriger bereits seine Lebensgeschich...

from JanaRose1

Boyd has lived an extremely unconventional life. Growing up on a game reserve in South Africa, he is intensely connected with the wilderness and its animals. Elephants, tigers, lions, he has seen and experienced it all. This book gives us a look into his life and his extraordinary family. Well wr...

from aslan7

What starts out as a rollicking adventure about living in the wilds of South Africa becomes increasingly more serious and ends up being as much about family, education, handling depression and PTSD, as it is about nature and conservation. I was surprised in the change of tone as the book progress...

from ozzer

Boyd Varty's memoir begins with a series of character profiles of the most important people in his life-his parents, his uncle John, his sister Bronwyn and his teacher Kate. He uses these people, along with the animals and several other workers and quests at Landolozi Reserve to tell a series of ...