Miss Fortune
Author: Albina
Hume
Title: Miss Fortune
Genre: Women,
Health/Family/Lifestyle, Conservation
Synopsis: "Who
would think that my inability to pronounce the letter R would turn my life
upside down and lead me from Ukraine to South Africa?"
Albina Hume is
often asked the same question - how did she meet her South African husband
John, a property developer and a rhino breeder, who is 36 years her senior? She
has always kept her response simple. Until now...
Her childhood
fear that no one in Ukraine would want to marry a 'crow' at first resulted in
various misfortunes, from failing dreams and relationships to even ending up in
a police cell for 51 days, until she finally learned to focus on her dreams,
not her fears. Now, Albina and John Hume have dedicated their lives to
preventing the South African rhino population from becoming extinct by breeding
rhinos for future generations.
In the past
six years, they have bred over 500 white rhinos, with Albina emerging as a
pro-rhino activist, advocating for an end to the war on trade in rhino horn
that has only resulted in illegal trade and killing of rhinos and also people
in Africa. Albina calls for legalising trade in horn - a renewable product - to
help create harmony between African people and their natural heritage.
Review: This
is an excellent read and I found it really easy to get into. This book is about
the life of a woman and the good times and the bad. This story is also about
the choices she made for her future. I found it hard to stop reading this book
and would recommend it to pretty much anyone who loves to settle down and get
lost in a book.
Star rating: 5 out of 5
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