The Dark Romance of Dian Fossey

The Dark Romance of Dian Fossey

by HaroldHayes (Author)

Synopsis

Shortly after Christmas 1985, the body of Dian Fossey was discovered in the remote but in the high mist-covered mountains of Rwanda where she had lived alone for years - her skull had been split open with a machete. She had become internationally known as an author and a scientist for her work on the threatened and ever-dwindling mountain gorillas of Central Africa. For all its spirit and dedications, her lonely life had been far from idyllic - she herself had been beaten up and raped; she became increasingly truculent with poachers, tourists and fellow scientists. By the time of her death the tall, good-looking woman who had come to Africa from America twenty years before was a deeply disturbed recluse. This is not only the story of the strange, obsessive woman who became one of the most famous naturalists of her time, but is also a compelling murder mystery.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 351
Edition: First
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 25 Apr 1991

ISBN 10: 0701132329
ISBN 13: 9780701132323