Maggie H. reviewed The Flame Trees of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood (Elspeth Huxley's Childhood Memoirs, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Very well written and interesting
Marcie D. (PatchesMom) - reviewed The Flame Trees of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood (Elspeth Huxley's Childhood Memoirs, Bk 1) on + 91 more book reviews
The book shared more of the family's experiences than the Masterpiece Theater film did, made in the '60s or '70s. The family had a much more difficult time establishing their coffee farm in the African bush than Isak Dinesen during the same era. I thoroughly enjoyed the book..