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archersangel) wrote2018-11-23 09:30 pm
archersangel) wrote2018-11-23 09:30 pm
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The Ghosts of Happy Valley by Juliet Barnes
no, it's not a horror story.
it's about the area in kenya that between world wars that was the home of rich, white mostly british expats who lived, loved, partied hard & died.
the author is a white woman who's family has leived near the area for at least 3 generations & she explores the history of the place though the old houses of the major & minor players in happy valley of the 1920s & 1930s. along the way she tries to solve the biggest mystery of that time; who killed the earl of erroll in 1941? the case exposed more than a few secrets and was covered in james fox's white mischief.
she is helped by a local man with a passion for the environment who's considered crazy by just about every kenyan for trying to protect the forests & local wildlife.
the book also touches on kenyan independence & the mau mau uprising.
i liked the book and the stories she uncovered.
it's about the area in kenya that between world wars that was the home of rich, white mostly british expats who lived, loved, partied hard & died.
the author is a white woman who's family has leived near the area for at least 3 generations & she explores the history of the place though the old houses of the major & minor players in happy valley of the 1920s & 1930s. along the way she tries to solve the biggest mystery of that time; who killed the earl of erroll in 1941? the case exposed more than a few secrets and was covered in james fox's white mischief.
she is helped by a local man with a passion for the environment who's considered crazy by just about every kenyan for trying to protect the forests & local wildlife.
the book also touches on kenyan independence & the mau mau uprising.
i liked the book and the stories she uncovered.