Elephants in the Hourglass

A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya

Kim Frank

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Pegasus Books
12 February 2025

Wildlife: mammals; Travel writing

A moving and adventure-filled tale of one woman’s quest for the truth about endangered Asian elephants and their evolving relationship with humans.

Delving deep into an intricate web of unlikely heroes, power struggles, and living legends, Elephants in the Hourglass takes readers on an extraordinary journey of discovery. In her non-fiction debut, Kim Frank blends personal narrative, vivid descriptions, and meticulous research as she illuminates the ways we seek to survive on our rapidly changing planet.

Like Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey before her, Kim is a female explorer who found her life completely changed as she was drawn deeper and deeper into the plight of the remarkable Asian elephant. For Kim, once she learned about the intense, multi-faceted, but little-known conflict between humans and elephants in North India, she was unable to rest until she had learned more and told this story to the outside world.

This was a place and topic totally unknown to her. Up until that point, Kim was an ordinary mom and emerging writer. After a fraught divorce, she felt a need to recapture her own voice and expand her world, and so she set out to the Himalaya with the goal of telling a story worthy of National Geographic.

What Kim experienced would change her life. It is far from a black and white story where the good guys and bad guys are immediately obvious. Not in this world of displaced habitats, exploding population growth, migration, and climate change. Filled with unforgettable characters and encounters with one of the most sensitive, intelligent, and awe-inspiring creatures on the planet, Elephants in the Hourglass will inspire readers to pursue their goals and be a force for change in unexpected places.

By: Kim Frank
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781639367955
ISBN 10: 1639367950
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 12 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kim Frank is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work has been published in The Explorers Journal, Sidetracked, Oceanographic, Earth Island Journal, American Literary Review, SVPN (where she also served as Editor), and more. Projects include the books Born to Ice with National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen and Amaze with SeaLegacy founder Cristina Mittermeier, and writing/directing the documentary “Where the Forest Roars.” She is a Fellow of The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society, with a Master of Fine Arts from the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice.

Reviews for Elephants in the Hourglass: A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya

“Kim Frank has a keen eye and a keener heart. This book is her gift to these majestic creatures. And to us as well.” -- <B>Steve Searles and Chris Erskine, bestselling authors of <I>What the Bears Know</I></B>