Runway at Eland Springs by Rebecca Beguin

Anna, a bush pilot hired to track game for a white hunter, and Jilu, the proprietor of the safari camp at Eland Springs are forging their own paths in colonial East Africa of the 1930's. Together they forge a bond that sustains them both.

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At odds with the 1930's society of white East Africa, Anna, who grew up among the peoples of the African bush, defies convention to become a pilot, tracking wild game, and flying long distances. Carrying supplies into the bush, Anna meets Jilu, an independent woman running a safari camp at Eland Springs. Jilu provides the support Anna needs when confronted with her conflict over tracking the ivory hunters and the threat to the elephants. Eland Springs becomes a refuge for Anna, a home to return to where there is the comfort of a loving friendship.