The Dolphin Who Saved Me: How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope

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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 authors 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.

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"An inspiring book about love in its purest form."JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

Author 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.