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The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

by: Elspeth Huxley

: The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 828.91209
EAN: 9780141183787
ISBN: 0141183780
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: February 01, 2000
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date: January 31, 2000
Sales Rank: 45422
Studio: Penguin Classics



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New editions of Elspeth Huxley's stirring account of her childhood in Kenya and her novel of the destructive forces of colonization.

In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers, 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. With an extraordinary gift for detail and a keen sense of humor, Huxley recalls her childhood on the small farm at a time when Europeans waged their fortunes on a land that was as harsh as it was beautiful. For a young girl, it was a time of adventure and freedom, and Huxley paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up among the Masai and Kikuyu people, discovering both the beauty and the terrors of the jungle, and enduring the rugged realities of the pioneer life.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Flame Trees of Thika
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Love this Author
I loved this book. It is beautifully written and is a gripping story on growing up in Africa.


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