In this sequel to The Flame of Thika, Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. ' The Times 'What a marvellous writer. ' Financial Times
Elspeth Huxley Book order
Elspeth Huxley was a prolific author whose works drew deeply from her extensive experiences in colonial Kenya. Her writing is characterized by a profound engagement with African development and a thoughtful exploration of both settler and indigenous life. Huxley deftly navigated between fiction and non-fiction, boasting a publishing career that spanned over six decades. With a background in agriculture and journalism, she became a significant interpreter of Africa to the outside world, even while acknowledging the inherent limitations of such a role. Her writings are valued for their nuanced portrayal of intercultural dynamics, despite later critiques of attitudes typical of her generation and colonial identity.
- 1999
- 1990
Nine Faces of Kenya
- 450 pages
- 16 hours of reading
In this marvelous anthology, Elspeth Huxley, our best and most popular writer on Africa, has drawn on her unparalleled knowledge of Kenya and its literature to present a fully rounded portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world. In nine sections focusing on exploration, travel, settlement, war, hunting, wildlife, environment, life-styles, and legend and poetry, using only first-hand accounts, she guides the reader through the story of Kenya from AD100 to the present with her characteristic candour and directness.
- 1966
The flame trees of Thika : memories of an African childhood
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
"In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu people, 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."
- 1964
- 1963
- 1961
