Leaves from the Fig Tree: From Ireland to Africa - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1919930140 ISBN 13: 9781919930145

Synopsis

This memoir opens in an old, delapidated manor house outside Dublin and is narrated by a young girl. Diana has been abandoned by her parents. Born in Johannesburg, where her parents were living at the time, awaiting an Irish inheritance, she was shipped off to Ireland after their separation and there brought up by her eccentric grandparents and servants on the family estate. At the age of 18, Diana goes out to Kenya where she marries and, during the heady period of African independence, she moves southwards, first to Tanzania and then to South Africa, returning to the city of her birth.

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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

About this edition

• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1919930140
• ISBN 13: 9781919930145
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304