Rip-roaring adventures - Books - Times Online
Amanda Craig enjoys Tiger! by Geoffrey Malone:
Geoffrey Malone, an admired writer of animal adventures, has turned his attention in Tiger! to the struggles of Kuma, a female in a reserve in central India. Kuma is about to give birth, and her story begins with her desperation to kill an antelope to gain the energy she needs. Malone describes Kuma’s careful tracking, her lucky kill, and her retreat to the secret cave she has found to give birth in clear, dramatic prose. Her story is one of heart-stopping courage and pathos, which adults may dismiss as anthropomorphism but which thrills the same way as London’s White Fang does.
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