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

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..