This sequel to THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA continues the story of Elspeth Huxley's childhood in Kenya. British settlers, called to serve in WW I, return to their neglected farms and ranches.
For Tilly and Robin it is back to the struggle. For their daughter, now 11, it is back to the ponies, lessons at home, wild pets (this time a cheetah named Rupert), and hunting trips with Njombo, the Kikuyu headman.
But more is happening. The child narrator is growing into a woman. We lose the wide-eyed child narrator of Thika, but gain in her place a thoughtful and prescient observer of the rapidly changing continent.
For Tilly and Robin it is back to the struggle. For their daughter, now 11, it is back to the ponies, lessons at home, wild pets (this time a cheetah named Rupert), and hunting trips with Njombo, the Kikuyu headman.
But more is happening. The child narrator is growing into a woman. We lose the wide-eyed child narrator of Thika, but gain in her place a thoughtful and prescient observer of the rapidly changing continent.
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Hardback Editions
November 1983 : Hardback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard (Large Print) Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7089-1044-0 / 978-0-7089-1044-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1982 : Hardback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: Chatto and Windus Ltd. Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1964 : Hardback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: The Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
December 1962 : Hardback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7011-0828-2 / 978-0-7011-0828-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 1999 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7126-7455-1 / 978-0-7126-7455-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Pimlico Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1987 : Paperback
| Title: Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon More details... |
1985 : Paperback
| Title: THE MOTTLED LIZARD Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
1983 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
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August 1981 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-14-005958-X / 978-0-14-005958-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1965 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Huxley Elspeth Publisher: Four Square Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1964 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: The Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1962 : Paperback
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
March 1984 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley ISBN: 0-7366-0833-8 / 978-0-7366-0833-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
1965 : Unknown
| Title: The mottled lizard Author(s): Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley Publisher: New English Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1964 : Unknown
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: The Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1964 : Unknown
| Title: The Mottled Lizard Author(s): Elspeth Huxley Publisher: The Reprint Society Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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