The book opens on the day Hemingways close friend Pop a legendary hunter leaves him in charge of the camp. Tensions have heightened among the various tribes & news arrives of a potential attack on the hunters forcing Hemingway not only to take on his new role of leader but equally important to assist his wife Mary in pursuing the great lion she is determined to kill before Christmas. Passionately detailing the African landscape the excitement of the chase & the heartfelt relationships with his African neighbours Hemingway a master of dramatic fiction weaves a tale that is rich in laughter beauty & insight.