Mark Shand (1951–2014)
Author of Travels on My Elephant
About the Author
Works by Mark Shand
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- Birthdate
- 1951-06-28
- Date of death
- 2014-04-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Milton Abbey School
- Occupations
- travel writer
conservationist - Relationships
- Duchess of Cornwall (sister)
- Organizations
- Elephant Family
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Fascinating account of the author's trek across India on an elephant. The story starts as he decides to do this slightly crazy feat, and then tells of the difficulty of purchasing an elephant. Tara, when he buys her, has not been well-treated, but with love and good food she soon becomes a beautiful animal. We learn just how many people are needed to look after and drive an elephant, meet some fascinating characters along the way, and discover a great deal about Indian culture. Written with some humour in a very readable style.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 308
- Popularity
- #76,456
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 31
- Languages
- 5
Travels on my Elephant.
Mark Shand.
I think my dad got us this for Christmas 2018. I found it a bit weird because I honestly think he fell in love with his elephant. I know people get attached to animals but this made me slightly uncomfortable...
Travels on My Elephant became a bestseller and won the Travel Writer of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 1992.
6/10.