Leaves from the Fig Tree
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With humour, eloquence, empathy and delightful Gaelic charm, Diana, as a child, travels from Johannesburg to Ireland to a stately home with world-famous gardens. While the talk above stairs was of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1840243635
ISBN13:9781840243635
Release Date:June 2003
Publisher:Summerdale Pub
Length:318 Pages
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Into Africa
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
A gripping page turner, this is the fascinating story of a more than average life led in Ireland and Africa, in a world that no longer exists in the middle of the 20th century. Told through the eyes of the writer, this is all the more powerful because the story in it is true. Beginning with childhood living in the house of the lord of the manor in Ireland, the story shows how a life of supposed priviledge is not always an easy one. As we follow our heroine to Africa, we see how her love affair with the continent begins. A life less ordinary indeed, this gives a fascinating insight into the real world of white Africans, the complexities of living in countries full of turmoil. Apart from anything else the book is well written and interesting, not a usual autobiography, more like travel writing, an insight into a continent and culture.
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