In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers, they built a house of grass, ate off a damask cloth spread over packing cases, and discovered--the hard way--the world of the African. With an extraordinary gift for detail and a keen sense of humor, Huxley recalls her childhood on the small farm at a time when Europeans waged their fortunes on a land that was as harsh as it was beautiful. For a young girl, it was a time of adventure and freedom, and Huxley paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up among the Masai and Kikuyu people, discovering both the beauty and the terrors of the jungle, and enduring the rugged realities of the pioneer life.
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Hardback Editions
October 1987 : Hardback
| Title: Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7011-3256-6 / 978-0-7011-3256-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1983 : Hardback
| Title: Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Ulverscroft large print) Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7089-0975-2 / 978-0-7089-0975-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1962 : Hardback
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January 1961 : Hardback
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January 1960 : Hardback
| Title: The flame trees of Thika: memories of an African childhood. Author(s): Elspeth HUXLEY Publisher: Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1959 : Hardback
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1957 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
August 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-14-118378-0 / 978-0-14-118378-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1998 : Paperback
| Title: The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7126-6613-3 / 978-0-7126-6613-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Pimlico Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1991 : Paperback
| Title: The Flame Trees of Thika Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-14-017221-1 / 978-0-14-017221-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1986 : Mass Market Paperback
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1982 : Mass Market Paperback
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1981 : Paperback
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1977 : Paperback
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1974 : Mass Market Paperback
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1963 : Paperback
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April 1962 : Paperback
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January 1959 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
January 1984 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Flame Trees Of Thika Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7366-0832-X / 978-0-7366-0832-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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January 1959 : Unknown
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