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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 fr

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Author

Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley, 1907-1997

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473512511

Category

biography

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.11 / 5 (4,230 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14