West with Giraffes -- Lynda Rutledge, Hardcover Jennifer Berne Catherine finds her loyalties put

Catherine finds her loyalties put to the test when she falls in love with a handsome local land owner (Tom Berenger) who turns out to be the group’s leader

dramatically shaping each other's destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt

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West with Giraffes -- Lynda Rutledge, Hardcover Jennifer Berne Catherine finds her loyalties putAn emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression era America. "Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes" Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening