Imagine that murdered primatologist Dr. Dian Fossey of "Gorillas in the Mist" fame were alive today and able to reflect upon her death as well as her legacy. This is the impetus behind author Georgianne Nienaber's compelling work, "Gorilla Dreams: The Legacy of Dian Fossey." At the beginning of "Gorilla Dreams," Fossey attends her own funeral and watches her murdered gorillas interacting with the graveside bystanders. She establishes a new relationship with the slain gorilla Digit, who acts as her guide after death as she carefully reviews her life, its challenges, successes, hardships, and...

Imagine that murdered primatologist Dr. Dian Fossey of "Gorillas in the Mist" fame were alive today and able to reflect upon her death as well as her legacy. This is the impetus behind author Georgianne Nienaber's compelling work, "Gorilla Dreams: The Legacy of Dian Fossey." At the beginning of "Gorilla Dreams," Fossey attends her own funeral and watches her murdered gorillas interacting with the graveside bystanders. She establishes a new relationship with the slain gorilla Digit, who acts as her guide after death as she carefully reviews her life, its challenges, successes, hardships, and...