The Flame Trees Of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood-9780099577263

The Flame Trees Of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood

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When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. What they lack in know-how they make up for in determination: building a grass house, employing local Kikuyu tribe members and painstakingly transforming their patch of wilderness into a working farm. Huxley's unforgettable childhood memoir is a sensitive account of settler life at the turn of the twentieth century and a love song to the harshness and beauty of East Africa.


Book ISBN: 9780099577263
Book Author: Elspeth Huxley
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Book Imprint: Vintage Classics
Book Publisher Vintage Publishing
Book Dimensions: 193 x 181 x 19cm
Book Publication Date: 2014-03-04 00:00:00 +0000
Book Pagination: 288 pages
Book Weight: 210g
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When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. What they lack in know-how they make up for in determination: building a grass house, employing local Kikuyu tribe members and painstakingly transforming their patch of wilderness into a working farm. Huxley's unforgettable childhood memoir is a sensitive account of settler life at the turn of the twentieth century and a love song to the harshness and beauty of East Africa.

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