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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness tells the story of the author's mother, Nicola Fuller. Nicola Fuller and her husband were a glamorous and optimistic couple and East Africa lay before th… OL16086757W
Explorers of the Nile Explorers of the Nile Tim Jeal Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and extraordinary resilience, Richar… OL16327152W
The Temptress The Temptress Paul Spicer In the spirit of Frances Osborne's The Bolter, this fascinating life of femme fatale and gorgeous Chicago heiress, Alice de Janzé, offers a solution to the decadesold murder of Lord Erroll—the story … OL17887474W
On the edge of the rift On the edge of the rift Elspeth Huxley In this sequel to "The Flame of Thika", Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends, their home and their travels, the glorio… OL56137W
Out in the Midday Sun Out in the Midday Sun Elspeth Huxley Huxley has recorded her memories of the years after *The Flame Trees of Thika* and *The Mottled Lizard*. Readers learn about her return to Kenya after eight years, the people and places she found, an… OL56138W