An absolutely remarkable book on the chimp communities in Gombe.
At times I was laughing, at others I was crying.
Goodall reports the good and the bad, the horrific and the uplifting. Every page was captivating and it was such an easy read, though not necessarily emotionally.
I was particularly attached to the chimp family of Flo, Fifi, Faben, Figan and Flint, and the plight of some of the chimps who were orphaned, struck by flu or polio.
Jane Goodall is an amazing person who has shed so much light on chimp behaviour and I am now a huge fan of hers after reading this as my first introduction to her and her work.
I can’t wait to read more of her writings and a quaint myself more with the chimpanzee!