Dimensions
135 x 215 x 22mm
In rich and loving detail, Elspeth Huxley recalls the extraordinary adventures of her childhood in Africa. In an open cart she 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.