Bolivian Rhapsody
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My review -
This
is the true telling of a fifty day working stay in the Bolivian Jungle. Parque
Ambue Ari (New Day in the local language) is a place for wild animals which
have been damaged in some way by mankind. Some have been made into pets in
unsuitable conditions. They can never be rehabilitated but Ambue Ari gives them
the best experience they can have. The author worked as a volunteer there in
2017.
His
amazement at being so close to the animals is palpable. His unique writing
style bounces along and picks up the joy, the fear and the wonder. I feared,
knowing the animals were given names, that it might become anthropomorphic, but
Stuart emphasises the otherness, the alien qualities in the creatures he works
for. You can’t be their friend and expect them to care about you, or miss you
in your absence. They are themselves in all their wildness and Parque Ambue Ari
helps them to stay that way. An amazing and uplifting book.
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