Alison Jolly (May 9, 1937–February 6, 2014) was a world renowned primatologist known for her studies of lemur biology. She wrote for both popular and scientific audiences and conducted extensive fieldwork on lemurs in Madagascar.

• Foreword - Hilary BradtIntroduction: My Adventurous and Astonishing Mother - Margaretta JollyChronology of eventsDramatis PersonaeMap of Madagascar1. 'Our country is committing suicide'Part I: Villages2. Dancing in the Rainforest3. Burning Baobabs, Death of Children4. David Attenborough, Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur, and School Among the Baobabs5. Eleanor and the Aye-Ayes Part II: Politics6. Where Indri Sing7. Napoleon Versus the Zoos8. The Bank Corrals the Donors9. Dishing out the Dough10. Our Cash Killed Bedo11. The Bank Goes to the ForestPart III: Environment and Development12. Golden Bamboo Lemurs of Ranomafana13. Patricia Walked the Boundaries14. The Village of the Fig Tree15. Development Meltdown16. Real Life and DreamWorks17. President Ratsiraka18. Madame Berthe was DancingPart IV: Weather19. Famine in the South20. Lemurs Coping21. Scientists, People, Lemurs: Berenty, Bezà Mahafaly and Tsimanampetsotsa22. Climate ChangePart V: Money23. Durban Vision; Rosewood Massacre24. The New Mines25. Where are We Now?ReferencesPhotographic creditsIndex

[An] enchanting book… The tone is, by turns, lyrical, comic and irreverent while musings on the biggest issues sit beautifully alongside family moments, parties, and times when, confronted by tragedy, there was a need "to write all the feelings away". This is a poignant and passionate record of a life well lived and a timely reminder of the challenges Jolly’s beloved island still faces.

Alison Jolly (May 9, 1937–February 6, 2014) was a world renowned primatologist known for her studies of lemur biology. She wrote for both popular and scientific audiences and conducted extensive fieldwork on lemurs in Madagascar.

• Foreword - Hilary BradtIntroduction: My Adventurous and Astonishing Mother - Margaretta JollyChronology of eventsDramatis PersonaeMap of Madagascar1. 'Our country is committing suicide'Part I: Villages2. Dancing in the Rainforest3. Burning Baobabs, Death of Children4. David Attenborough, Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur, and School Among the Baobabs5. Eleanor and the Aye-Ayes Part II: Politics6. Where Indri Sing7. Napoleon Versus the Zoos8. The Bank Corrals the Donors9. Dishing out the Dough10. Our Cash Killed Bedo11. The Bank Goes to the ForestPart III: Environment and Development12. Golden Bamboo Lemurs of Ranomafana13. Patricia Walked the Boundaries14. The Village of the Fig Tree15. Development Meltdown16. Real Life and DreamWorks17. President Ratsiraka18. Madame Berthe was DancingPart IV: Weather19. Famine in the South20. Lemurs Coping21. Scientists, People, Lemurs: Berenty, Bezà Mahafaly and Tsimanampetsotsa22. Climate ChangePart V: Money23. Durban Vision; Rosewood Massacre24. The New Mines25. Where are We Now?ReferencesPhotographic creditsIndex

[An] enchanting book… The tone is, by turns, lyrical, comic and irreverent while musings on the biggest issues sit beautifully alongside family moments, parties, and times when, confronted by tragedy, there was a need "to write all the feelings away". This is a poignant and passionate record of a life well lived and a timely reminder of the challenges Jolly’s beloved island still faces.

Alison Jolly (May 9, 1937–February 6, 2014) was a world renowned primatologist known for her studies of lemur biology. She wrote for both popular and scientific audiences and conducted extensive fieldwork on lemurs in Madagascar.

• Foreword - Hilary BradtIntroduction: My Adventurous and Astonishing Mother - Margaretta JollyChronology of eventsDramatis PersonaeMap of Madagascar1. 'Our country is committing suicide'Part I: Villages2. Dancing in the Rainforest3. Burning Baobabs, Death of Children4. David Attenborough, Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur, and School Among the Baobabs5. Eleanor and the Aye-Ayes Part II: Politics6. Where Indri Sing7. Napoleon Versus the Zoos8. The Bank Corrals the Donors9. Dishing out the Dough10. Our Cash Killed Bedo11. The Bank Goes to the ForestPart III: Environment and Development12. Golden Bamboo Lemurs of Ranomafana13. Patricia Walked the Boundaries14. The Village of the Fig Tree15. Development Meltdown16. Real Life and DreamWorks17. President Ratsiraka18. Madame Berthe was DancingPart IV: Weather19. Famine in the South20. Lemurs Coping21. Scientists, People, Lemurs: Berenty, Bezà Mahafaly and Tsimanampetsotsa22. Climate ChangePart V: Money23. Durban Vision; Rosewood Massacre24. The New Mines25. Where are We Now?ReferencesPhotographic creditsIndex

[An] enchanting book… The tone is, by turns, lyrical, comic and irreverent while musings on the biggest issues sit beautifully alongside family moments, parties, and times when, confronted by tragedy, there was a need "to write all the feelings away". This is a poignant and passionate record of a life well lived and a timely reminder of the challenges Jolly’s beloved island still faces.