The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

The extraordinary adventures of a childhood in Africa, recalled in rich and loving detail In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu natives, 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. An enchantment and a joy to read' - Books and Bookmen 'She knows East Africa and she loves it-the people, black and white, and the wild beauty of its countryside -with a critical and understanding sympathy'- The Times Elspeth Huxley continues the story of her life in Africa in The Mottled Lizard.