I had to get this through interlibrary loan, and I'm really glad I went to the trouble. This is the follow-up to The Flame Trees of Thika. The book covers the author's life from age twelve through age eighteen. After WWI, the author and her family were able to return to their coffee plantation in Kenya. They eventually moved up to the mountains near the Rift Valley, and also attempted some other far flung moneymaking schemes. These people just never gave up! Her parents were some of the most intrepid, good-humored, enterprising people I've ever read about. It's incredible the hardships and privations they were willing to endure in their quest for adventure and their efforts to make a living in a harsh, unpredictable land. I especially admired her mother Tilly. They don't make us women like that anymore, do they? The book is full of colorful people and a lot of interesting explanations of Kikuyu culture and beliefs.
The Drift Of Things
To yield with a grace to reason
I had to get this through interlibrary loan, and I'm really glad I went to the trouble. This is the follow-up to The Flame Trees of Thika. The book covers the author's life from age twelve through age eighteen. After WWI, the author and her family were able to return to their coffee plantation in Kenya. They eventually moved up to the mountains near the Rift Valley, and also attempted some other far flung moneymaking schemes. These people just never gave up! Her parents were some of the most intrepid, good-humored, enterprising people I've ever read about. It's incredible the hardships and privations they were willing to endure in their quest for adventure and their efforts to make a living in a harsh, unpredictable land. I especially admired her mother Tilly. They don't make us women like that anymore, do they? The book is full of colorful people and a lot of interesting explanations of Kikuyu culture and beliefs.
