Elspeth Huxley

The Flame Trees of Thika

Memories of an African Childhood

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In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers, they built a house of grass, ate off a damask doth spread over packing cases, and discovered -- the hard way -- the world of the African. With an extraordinary gift for detail and a keen sense of humor, Huxley recalls her childhood on the smart farm at a time when Europeans waged their fortunes on a land that was as harsh as it was beautiful. For a young girl it was a time of adventure and freedom, and Huxley paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up among the Masai and Kikuyu people, discovering both the beauty and the terrors of… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-14-118378-7
EAN: 9780141183787
Produktnummer: 9182828
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Seitenangabe: 288 S.

Über den Autor

Elspeth Huxley was born in 1907 and spent most of her childhood in Kenya. She wrote novels, detective fiction, biographies, and travel books. She died in 1997.