Deer Man is the story of a Frenchman who lived alone in a forest for seven years! But he wasn’t really alone, as he makes friends with a herd of deer, who over time, come to trust him.
They even bring him into their clan, play ‘tag’ with him, and tell him where the best food is!
This lovely book by a gifted writer gets to the essence of life in the forest.
He talks of mischievous squirrels (who think nothing of ‘throwing pine cones at him’ if he’s blocking their way to food, when sleeping under a tree!)
The author eventually left the forest to ‘speak the truth’ to a world that desperately needs to hear that we should not take nature for granted, but instead work to protect it, and of course also help majestic deer.
Roe deer rest day and night, for one or two hour cycles. I realise that sleeping at night isn’t compulsory, as long as you rest from time to time.
To do that, I crouch down, with my right hand on my left knee and my left hand on my right knee. And my head between my arms.
About the Author
Geoffroy Delorme is a naturalist and photographer. Deer Man, a bestseller in France, has been translated into eleven languages. He lives in Normandy.
