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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
The ghosts of Happy Valley The ghosts of Happy Valley Juliet Barnes 'Happy Valley' was the name given to the region of Kenya's Highlands where a community of hedonistic white expatriates settled between the wars. Juliet Barnes has explored Happy Valley in a remarkabl… OL19972142W
Ethno-erotic Economies Ethno-erotic Economies George Paul Meiu Ethno-erotic Economies explores a fascinating case of tourism focused on sex and culture in coastal Kenya, where young men deploy stereotypes of African warriors to help them establish transactional … OL20227363W
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