At last, the book we have all been waiting for. Most Eggardon View readers will know Brian Jackman for his monthly "Wild About Dorset" column; but elsewhere he is best known as Britain's foremost writer on African safaris. For five decades, unlike any other journalist, he has witnessed Africa's wildlife drama unfold ever since his first transformative encounter with a roaring lion in Kenya's Masai Mara national reserve. Now, in this expansive memoir, he reveals both the majesty and fragility of Africa's last wild places while revealing the evolution of African conservation. Through vivid encounters with legendary conservationists like George Adamson and first-hand accounts of anti-poaching wars, Brian weaves an unforgettable portrait of a continent where lions still greet the dawn - but may not for much longer.