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The Mottled Lizard [Elspeth Huxley] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Mottled Lizard. The 'Mottled Lizard' opens with the war over and Elspeth and her mother about to join her father in Kenya. Gradually the family home is pulled back into shape and the coffee farm recovers. We meet Europeans neighbours, Kikuyu servants and wild animals. Huxley reveals her love for Kenya. At the end of the book, the family leaves Thika/5(70).  · Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE was a polymath, writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government advisor. She wrote 30 books; but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard which were based on her experiences growing up in a coffee farm in Colonial Kenya/5.

"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 glorious wildlife and scenery, described in rich and loving detail, all spring to life in this enchanting book.'She knows East Africa and she loves it with a critical and understanding sympathy. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Mottled Lizard by Elspeth Huxley (, UK-B Format Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! The Mottled Lizard by Elspeth Huxley (). Those who live or travel in Africa may wonder what life was once like there. Huxley's vivid and moving memoir describes, in evocative prose, growing up.

The 'Mottled Lizard' opens with the war over and Elspeth and her mother about to join her father in Kenya. Gradually the family home is pulled back into shape and the coffee farm recovers. We meet Europeans neighbours, Kikuyu servants and wild animals. Huxley reveals her love for Kenya. At the end of the book, the family leaves Thika. Buy a cheap copy of The Mottled Lizard book by Elspeth Huxley. 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 Free Shipping on all orders over $ The Mottled Lizard [Elspeth Huxley] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Mottled Lizard.