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Promises to Keep

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Working at the sharp end, Scottish vet Hugh Cran describes his daily and nightly challenges working in Kenya as he encounters rabid dogs, a horse pageant that goes horribly wrong, missing tortoises, entire herds of sick cattle and corrupt policemen: he even witnesses how a witchdoctor successfully identifies a thief. Busy from early morning to midnight, Hugh never turns down a call to help an animal in distress, even if this means driving across floods or deserts, surviving vehicle break-downs or insanitary operating conditions on arrival. In this book, Hugh falls in love, marries and starts a family, climbs Kenyan mountains, survives a life-threatening health crisis, a surgery fire and a serious legal accusation. Throughout it all, he remains a dedicated and hardworking local vet, serving his African community, no matter what. He has promises to keep...

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Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books Limited

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 1, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781910723081
  • File size: 1120 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781910723081
  • File size: 1120 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2015

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
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Languages

English

Working at the sharp end, Scottish vet Hugh Cran describes his daily and nightly challenges working in Kenya as he encounters rabid dogs, a horse pageant that goes horribly wrong, missing tortoises, entire herds of sick cattle and corrupt policemen: he even witnesses how a witchdoctor successfully identifies a thief. Busy from early morning to midnight, Hugh never turns down a call to help an animal in distress, even if this means driving across floods or deserts, surviving vehicle break-downs or insanitary operating conditions on arrival. In this book, Hugh falls in love, marries and starts a family, climbs Kenyan mountains, survives a life-threatening health crisis, a surgery fire and a serious legal accusation. Throughout it all, he remains a dedicated and hardworking local vet, serving his African community, no matter what. He has promises to keep...

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