Bertha is near the Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya. She has learnt about the planned trophy hunting of a tusker. The life of Bertha has become a lot more serious and unpredictable (even more so than before!) What will she do?

The untold stories are often the most interesting interesting. That is the spirit behind Bertha's World.

And freedom of mind, body and spirit for all creatures was Bertha's wish. To quote Ifeoluwa in Bertha's Law: "Be free to be!"

For more about Bertha's World and the author see: authorpierredurand.com

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A much more sinister episode, Bertha is working in a circus-cum-theatre near Goma on Lake Kivu in the DRC. This episode recounts her plot to free Alceste (a chimpanzee) and escape from the menacing Mathieu.

The untold stories are often the most interesting interesting. That is the spirit behind Bertha's World.

And freedom of mind, body and spirit for all creatures was Bertha's wish. To quote Ifeoluwa in Bertha's Law: "Be free to be!"

For more about Bertha's World and the author see: authorpierredurand.com

Sponsored by Hekma Press, a traditional publishing house, see hekmapress.com

It is sometimes asked: how did Bertha get the money to fund all the things she did. In this comical episode you will hear how that happened. She has travelled to the western Cape in South Africa and, in a bid to rescue trafficked animals, becomes entangled with the gangster Jerome (aka Spares). See how she spontaneously swindles the swindlers! At the same time, you will learn about some of the unique characteristics of the region, it’s language and peoples.

The untold stories are often the most interesting interesting. That is the spirit behind Bertha's World.

And freedom of mind, body and spirit for all creatures was Bertha's wish. To quote Ifeoluwa in Bertha's Law: "Be free to be!"

For more about Bertha's World and the author see: authorpierredurand.com

Hekma Press is a traditional publishing house, see hekmapress.com

Hear about Bertha’s remarkable life as she travels around Africa, hatching plans to free the animals she encounters, forming profound friendships, and contending with dangerous characters. Her story was almost undiscovered until I came across it in the late 2010s and was inspired to write my first fiction book Bertha’s Law. In the spirit of (almost) undiscovered stories led to the birth of this podcast series.

The untold stories are often the most interesting interesting. That is the spirit behind Bertha's World.

And freedom of mind, body and spirit for all creatures was Bertha's wish. To quote Ifeoluwa in Bertha's Law: "Be free to be!"

For more about Bertha's World and the author see: authorpierredurand.com

Hekma Press is a traditional publishing house, see hekmapress.com