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by Anthony Bourke (Author), John Rendall (Author), George Adamson (Foreword by)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal."--Time
Two men. One baby lion. What could go wrong?
A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony "Ace" Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought a boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London's King's Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--fast--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn't large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life?
Author Biography
Anthony "Ace" Bourke is one of Australia's leading art curators. He lives in Sydney.
John Rendall is a member of the Royal Geographic Society and a trustee of the George Adamson Trust. He divides his time between London and Sydney.
