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"Who would think that my inability to pronounce the letter R would turn my life upside down and lead me from Ukraine to South Africa?"
Albina Hume is often asked the same question - how did she meet her South African husband John, a property developer and a rhino breeder, who is 36 years her senior? She has always kept her response simple. Until now ...
Her childhood fear that no one in Ukraine would want to marry a 'crow' at first resulted in various misfortunes, from failing dreams and relationships to even ending up in a police cell for 51 days, until she finally learned to focus on her dreams, not her fears.
Now, Albina and John Hume have dedicated their lives to preventing the South African rhino population from becoming extinct by breeding rhinos for future generations. In the past six years, they have bred over 500 white rhinos, with Albina emerging as a pro-rhino activist, advocating for an end to the war on trade in rhino horn that has only resulted in illegal trade and killing of rhinos and also people in Africa. Albina calls for legalising trade in horn - a renewable product - to help create harmony between African people and their natural heritage.
Miss Fortune, by Albina Hume- Amazon Sales Rank: #899341 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-14
- Released on: 2015-05-14
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "Mesmerizing clarity, emotional depth, sharp humor, and a keen eye for detail; Hume's love of wildlife--and life itself--is highly contagious. Strongly recommended!" The Columbia Review. *** "Miss Fortune, is a most impressive nonfiction account that reads so beautifully that I had to check several times to assure myself that it was indeed a memoir. Miss Fortune has action, adventure, danger and romance adroitly served up in a remarkable coming of age memoir. It's most highly recommended." Readers' Favorite - 5 stars. *** "Miss Fortune is a story of a woman who overcomes all her struggles to find that it is possible for dreams to come true. The tone of the book is very casual as if the author is speaking to a close personal friend; this allows the reader to feel connected with her and her story. It is very well written, and a great book to add to any collection." Red City Review.
From the Author Miss Fortune tells the story of how some childhood fears can dictate your present and future. I wrote Miss Fortune in my third language, after Russian and Ukrainian. I hope to inspire you, dear reader, to live your dreams, not your fears. I truly believe that no matter where we are born and what language we speak, we have the universal power to make our dreams come true. The best way I can prove this is to share my life story.
About the Author I was born and raised in Ukraine, in a small village called Volchanovka in the Donetsk region. Currently, I live in South Africa where my husband and I have dedicated our lives to preventing the South African rhino population from becoming extinct by breeding rhinos for future generations. In the last six years, we have bred over 500 white rhinos. At the same time, I have become a pro-rhino activist, advocating for an end to the war on trade in rhino horn that only creates conditions for illegal trade and results in killing of rhinos and also people in Africa.I founded the Facebook page Future4Rhino, calling for legalising trade in horn - a renewable product - to help create harmony between African people and their natural heritage.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Well written and compelling autobiography! By Michael Lynes "Miss Fortune" by Albina Hume is a very well written autobiography. In this novel length work of non-fiction we are privileged to become acquainted with Ms. Hume and her interesting and misadventure filled young life.I will mention at the outset that, as other reviewers have noted, English is a non-native tongue to the author. Despite this fact the writing in this story is seamless, and Ms. Hume's use of the language excellent. As expected with this type of autobiographical work, dialog is more internal than external and the tale is written from the author's first-person point of view.The story opens with a scene from the present day, with our heroine eagerly anticipating her incipient wedding to the love of her life, John. As she dwells on this upcoming happy event she begins to muse upon the strange series of events that brought her, a young girl born in the Ukraine just prior to the break-up of the Soviet Union, to her current circumstances on a exotic animal ranch in South Africa. The reader senses immediately that this will be an intriguing tale and we are certainly not disappointed.We are transported back with Albina to her childhood village, and as the circumstances of her early life unfold we come to understand just how challenging that life was. Albina and her family are in some sense caught up in a great societal transition as their world and society are buffeted by the forces of political turmoil. Thru all of the challenges Albina keeps a clear eye on her dream and displays both tenacity and at times great courage in pursuing it.I gave this autobiography a rating of four stars. The writing was excellent and the telling of the story at times superb. Where this effort lost points was in the lack of proper editing, there was just too much detail at times to to the point of tedium, and the characters, while interesting, largely remain one-dimensional and undeveloped from their initial sketch. Overall I enjoyed this read and I would highly recommend it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Interesting biography By Manyjewels Miss Fortune is the biography of Albina Hume nee Ptichkina. She was born in an Ukranian village initially called Novogrigorovka, later renamed Volchanovka. Volchanovka is a small country town, where the people are honest and hard-working, but not necessarily aware of the “ways of the world” outside their village.The story begins when Albina is a young, elementary-school-aged girl and reveals how she found that she has a speech defect involving the letter “R”. As the story moves along, Ms. Hume blames her misfortunes on the speech impediment, her lack of exposure to urban living, her belief in the fairy-tale love she read about in books, and the fairy-tale, handsome princes described in the same books.I had a difficult time, based upon her recurring behavior, continually giving her passes because of her lack of exposure and speech impediment. These are certainly factors that influence lives, to a degree. Some of her experiences were horrible, shocking, and sad. But at a certain point one has to learn from previous mistakes.I don’t want spoil the story for anyone who might read it, so I’ll just say Albina encountered con men and women, corrupt policemen and officials, white slavery, sexual predators, crooked cops, horrible bosses, and cruel boyfriends. Some of her hard times were because she was duped and others were because she either invited or accepted them into her life. Each time she was extricated from a situation, she immediately jumped, head-over-heels, into the next one. She met several interesting men and did some interesting things for and with them. Albina constantly moved into and out of their homes and into and out of the homes of family and friends. I don’t know if the cover of her book is her picture, but I felt she must be extremely pretty and sexy for all the men to continually - at least fleetingly - consider her wife material, in the face of what some would deem her promiscuous behavior and loose ethics. If the cover photo on the book cover is Albina, she is very pretty. She finally maneuvered herself into the situation in which she now resides. This, too, is the result of another “luck-of-the–draw, maybe-things-will-work-out-this-time”, self-inflicted circumstance, where she, again, counted on her youth, good looks, luck and “destiny” rather than sound decisions and tried and true methods of finding a mate and building a life. She rolled the dice this time and won. Good for her. She is now an animal advocate in Africa and works with her husband to preserve endangered species.Miss Fortune is well written. Albina’s story is fascinating. I sympathized with her in several of her unfortunate situations and pulled for her to come out victorious over them, but not so much in others. I recommend this book to everyone who likes biography, pathos, and generally good writing.I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Inspiring. Motivational. Emotionally charged. By Seeking New Things Truly a touching and moving, emotional story. A wonderful example of writing a memorable, memoir. This is a book that I really never wanted to put down. It left a truly lasting impression on me. I in reality, don’t read many memoirs. So when I got the chance to review this one, it was a new experience. I have read memoirs, but the majority of my reading is fiction and so this was a different style. I have to say I really loved this book. The author Albina Hume did a fantastic job in writing her story, about her life and the struggle, hardships she has endured. She was born in the Ukraine, grew up and married a South African property developer and Rhino Breeder. This book details her life and childhood and the differences she faced. One of the sentences that describe the book showcases just what the story is all about: “Who would think that my inability to pronounce the letter R, would turn my life upside down and lead me from Ukraine to South Africa.”A very touching and moving story that weaves her childhood and adulthood into a thought provoking story that you find yourself turning page after page to finish. I could not help but want to know what happened next in her life. From the horrors of jail, bad relationships, and the destruction of dreams, all come off the page as you read her plight. What I find amazing about this book is the beauty and wonderment of what Albina, and her husband do. They breed and protect African Rhino’s. There activist trying to stop illegal trade, and killing of Rhino’s which for that alone she gets my accolades.You can finish my review here: http://www.classicbookreading.com/2015/05/albina-humes-miss-fortune.html
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