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The flame trees of Thika; memories of an African childhood

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The flame trees of Thika; memories of an African childhood

by Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley

About this title: When her family set off to extend Britain's colonial settlements in Kenya to Thika, the author of this memoir was just a child, riding along in their cart. Her book recollects life growing up on her family's struggling farm, adventures in the jungle, and encounters with her family's Masai and Kikuyu neighbors.

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Binding: Trade Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: W. Morrow, New York Date Published: 1959

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 288 p. illus. 22 cm. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Chatto & Windus Date Published: 1959

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: [Pyramid, New York Date Published: 1966 ISBN-13: 9780515029710 ISBN: 0515029718

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: William Morrow and Company Date Published: 1959-01-01

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Edition: Later printing Binding: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books, NY Date Published: 1983 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Softcover ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. may have price &/or remmarks on book. all pages very readable. different cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Date Published: 1982-01-28 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1984 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Date Published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780140017151 ISBN: 0140017151

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goodreads rating 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Oct 13, 2009
By itpdx, Portland, OR

"This is Ms. Huxley's stories of a few of her childhood years spent in Thika (in what has become Kenya) as her parents try to start a coffee plantation. It includes their neighbors-British, Boer and native, particularly Kikuyu and Masai. Her descriptions are beautiful and her child's view of the adults' world is delightful."

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Sep 23, 2009
By Marius, South Africa

"A great autobiographical work from a writer who wrote mystery stories (but too few, alas) on a par with Agatha Christie."

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Sep 8, 2009
By Donna, The United States

"An alltime favorite, have read at least three times. BBC adaptation 1981, starring Hayley Mills, led me to the books of Elspeth Huxley..."

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Jun 3, 2009
By Lucy, San Diego, CA

"Loved it! Like Out of Africa, it takes place in a bygone age; one in which I wish I could have participated. This is also a memoir but told from the point of view of the author as a young girl. Her naivete makes the story much more appealing than it would have been if told from an adult perspective. It, too, is idealized. I doubt any of the black Africans would have been as enamored of the colonists had they been the authors. But, since I'm about to head off on Safari in Zimbabwe in a couple of weeks, I love the depiction and hope the adventure lives up to expectations."

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