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.

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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 authors 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 Ruarks writings of the Mau Mau uprising, Something of Value and Uhuru.

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Wonderful

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

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