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The extraordinary adventures of a childhood in Africa, recalled in rich and loving detail
In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu natives, 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.
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
Elspeth Huxley continues the story of her life in Africa in The Mottled Lizard.
In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu natives, 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.
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
Elspeth Huxley continues the story of her life in Africa in The Mottled Lizard.
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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.
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The author recounts her life and adventures as a young girl on a farm in Kenya.
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- PublisherPenguin Putnam
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0140017151
- ISBN 13 9780140017151
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