The Flame Trees Of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Huxley, Elspeth

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9780712666138: The Flame Trees Of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood [Lingua Inglese]

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ISBN 10: 0712666133 ISBN 13: 9780712666138

Casa editrice: Pimlico, 1998

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In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu people, they built a house of grass, ate off a damask cloth spread over packing cases and discovered - the hard way - the world of the African.

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Recensione:

"An enchantment and a joy to read" (Books and Bookmen)

"She knows East Africa and she loves it - the people, black and white, and the wild beauty of its countryside - with a critical and understanding sympathy" (The Times)

"An accomplished story-teller, she weaves anecdotes, character sketches, political history together without losing her thread or the reader's momentum" (Sunday Times)

"What a marvellous writer...and what a Kenya it was" (Financial Times)

Descrizione del libro:

The extraordinary adventures of a childhood in Africa, recalled in rich and loving detail.

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