
A Dolphin Called Jock
An injured dolphin, a lost young woman, a story of hope
By: Melody Horrill
Paperback | 31 May 2022
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'In this unputdownable account of the healing power of nature and the discovery of trust, an orphaned river dolphin gives a young woman a new life and a profound purpose - to help save the beautiful, sentient creatures that saved her.' Brad Collis, author of Snowy and Fields of Discovery
When Melody Horrill arrived as a student at the University of South Australia she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. She had experienced a childhood of emotional and physical trauma mainly at the hands of her violent father that was as damaging as it was brutal.
One day Melody volunteered to help her university lecturer monitor pods of river dolphins that lived in the waters of Port Adelaide. There for the first time she encountered Jock, a solitary dolphin with a maimed fin, who lived apart from the highly social pods. Melody was to form a bond with Jock that gave her the key to freeing herself from the demons of her own past, and their extraordinary friendship was the start of a long-term mission to try to save the river dolphins.
Beautifully written and filled with insight and compassion, Melody's memoir details her life-changing relationship with the river dolphins, and how Jock helped her to heal.
About the Author
Melody Horrill is an award-winning journalist, presenter and documentary producer, with more than 20 years' experience in broadcast media both in Australia and overseas.
A familiar face on commercial TV in South Australia, she is well-known for her passionate writing and filming about the endangered wild dolphins in the Port River. Her documentary Dance with a Dolphin was broadcast across the world on CNN, with Melody presenting it from the US.
ISBN: 9781761067358
ISBN-10: 1761067354
Published: 31st May 2022
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 16.5 x 3
Weight (kg): 0.42
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