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On the edge of the Rift

Elspeth Huxley

  • 335 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1962
  • 17 editions
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1 About this book

In this sequel to "The Flame of Thika", Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends, their home and their travels, the glorious wildlife and scenery, described in rich and loving detail, all spring to life in this enchanting book.

'She knows East Africa and she loves it...with a critical and understanding sympathy' - "The Times". 'What a marvellous writer...and what a Kenya it was' - "Financial Times".

Good for readers who want: a true life story and travel writing.

  • Biography
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Social life and customs
  • Travel
  • Manners and customs
  • Colonies
  • Homes and haunts

2 About Elspeth Huxley

1907–1997

Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997) was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser. She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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