In the early 1990s, Sally Henderson was invited to help establish an elephant research study near Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. She fell in love with the magnificent creatures and was rewarded with their acceptance of her – they once even saved her life when she was threatened by lions. Sally returned to Zimbabwe in 2006 to seek out the elephant herd she once knew so well, to report on their fate and that of the country she loves, but which has been torn apart by civil war.
In 'Silent Footsteps', she writes beautifully of her experiences in a land that has captured so many people's imaginations and of her own awakening. A young bride living a sheltered life in Queensland, Sally's first encounter with elephants was to change her destiny in profound ways. 'Silent Footsteps' is a love letter to the spirit of Africa and its most majestic creatures – the elephants of Zimbabwe – and one woman's journey to personal fulfilment.
Often heartbreaking and always enthralling, this is a very special story of an Australian woman's passion for Africa and its wildlife.
