Elspeth Huxley: A Biography - Hardcover

A portrait of the respected conservationist and chronicler of colonial Kenya describes her childhood in east Africa and wartime Britain; marriage to Thomas Huxley; roles as a farmer, writer, and government advisor; and relationships with such figures as George and Joy Adamson, the Leakeys, and Peter Scott. 10,000 first printing.

“Delicious stories...I recommend this excellent biography to anybody who cares for Huxley's books and for Kenya.”---Aiden Hartley, Literary Review [U.K.]

“C. S. Nicholls interweaves this personal tale with the intriguing social and political theory of colonial Kenya...accomplished.”---Sunday Times [U.K.]

“Well organized and thoroughly researched.”---Daily Telegraph [U.K.]

“[Nicholls] is a wonderfully informed authority about the externals of life---the dates, the events, the who, and where of it all...scrupulous.”---New Statesman [U.K.]