Leaves from the Fig Tree - Softcover

Duff, Diana

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80 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840243635 ISBN 13: 9781840243635

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers, 2003

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Raised by eccentric grandparents at Annesgrove, an Irish stately home, Diana Duff grew up surrounded by family ghosts, banshees and buried treasure. At 18, Diana entered the glamorous world of 1950s Kenya, becoming a stand-in for Grace Kelly before embarking on a career as a nurse. After marrying a young officer in the Colonial Service, Diana spent her nights shivering and alone, gun in hand, as the Mau Mau rebellion threatened to engulf her. Moving to Tanganyika, Diana went on to found the first inter-racial nursery school in East Africa before a transfer saw the family shifting to South Africa in the 1960s at the height of apartheid.

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Review:

'a most impressive first book' ... 'an extraordinary tale' ... 'I do hope that this is not her only book' -- City to Cities Magazine

'a talented storyteller' ... 'full of the heat, danger and sparkle of Africa. Well worth a read.' -- Backpacker Ireland & UK Magazine

'delightful' ... 'delicious descriptions of the country' ... 'a fascinating read' ... 'A most enjoyable book' -- East African Woman's League

'the candour of an honest diary and the verve of letters to an intimate friend' ... 'teems with picturesque incidents' -- The Spectator, 3 January 2004

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