The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
by Elspeth Huxley
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Author: Elspeth HuxleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-02-01
ISBN: 0141183780
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Better than I anticipated...
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw the TV adaptation several years ago and bought the book in preparation for a trip to Northern Tanzania. I have enjoyed the book very much -- particularly the quiet detail about Elspeth's family (she somehow seems to tell a lot about her parents without going into verbal detail), the Kikuyu and other African peoples she encountered as a child, and her parents' European counterparts in the district. Well written and engrossing.
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