Suffering from what he calls the "rainy season of the soul", oppressed by despair and self-doubt, the author of this book sets out on safari. The continent of Africa becomes the setting for this book that takes the reader on an odyssey across the plains of Kenya and into the jungles of Rwanda. The book records the beauty of cheetahs stalking their prey, observes the touching drama of elephants with their young, records gorillas at play and includes the author's warnings about the shrinking African wilderness.