The Dolphin Who Saved Me
How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope
Melody Horrill
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- For readers of Fox & I, The Book of Eels, and H is for Hawk: The Dolphin Who Saved Me is the latest in a popular trend of memoirs about encounters with animals.
- An unputdownable retelling of trauma and healing. The author is a survivor of domestic childhood abuse and shares a hopeful story about how she healed from PTSD.
- Told in two powerful narrative threads: memories from the author’s traumatic childhood are interspersed with present-day meetings with an injured river dolphin. The two threads inform each other and offer a unique and lyrical memoir.
- Smart nature writing for dolphin and animal lovers.
- Heartwarming: an ultimately joyful and uplifting story for our times.
- This DEBUT author is an experienced radio and television host.
Contributor Bio
Melody Horrill is an award-winning journalist, presenter and documentary producer, with more than 20 years' experience in broadcast media. She is well-known for her passionate writing and filming about the endangered wild dolphins in Australia. Her documentary Dance with a Dolphin was broadcast across the world on CNN, with Melody presenting it from the U.S. She lives in Australia.
