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Book Review of The Flame Trees of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood

The Flame Trees of Thika : Memories of an African Childhood
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In 1913, at the age of six, the author accompanied her parents from England to Kenya. In this autobiography, Huxley recalls her childhood as a time of "adventure and freedom." She writes an unforgettable story of growing up among the Masai and Kikuyu people and discovering the beauty and the terrors of the jungle. A real literary treasure!