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As much as I loved the movie "Out of Africa" the story in words takes on a whole new dimension. The short story "Shadows on the Grass" was a pure pleasure to read. I highly recommend this book.

“Out of Africa” is a definitive memoir of Kenya at the turn of the twentieth century, circa 1914-1931, while “Shadows on the Grass” is a reflection of that time written twenty-five years later. It is a vivid account of master-servant relationships as they were then and a book that I wish I had read sixty years ago. While the author’s experiences with the natives are largely positive, one can sense the stirrings of dissent that will arise post World War II. For a recount of these there is no better reading than Robert Ruark’s writings of the Mau Mau uprising, “Something of Value” and “Uhuru.”

Wonderful

This breathtaking story is so rich and descriptive that it puts the movie to shame. Out of Africa is a MUST READ.