tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post4507350790192627060..comments2024-03-13T18:46:15.935-05:00Comments on strange and random happenstance: Book Review - Elspeth Huxley's The Flame Trees of ThikaMiss Elizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-82756417096034212102023-02-22T17:19:20.469-06:002023-02-22T17:19:20.469-06:00I hope you can find a copy Jeane!I hope you can find a copy Jeane!Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-30666994962614988002023-02-22T09:47:30.982-06:002023-02-22T09:47:30.982-06:00I just finished reading this one and was so glad t...I just finished reading this one and was so glad to come upon your review! I will have to keep my eyes out for that illustrated copy for my collection, it sounds wonderful.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-76795399050494979462013-04-17T16:07:44.504-05:002013-04-17T16:07:44.504-05:00Oh yes, the illustrations are amazing. Elspeth say...Oh yes, the illustrations are amazing. Elspeth says in her introduction that she really wanted to work with a Kenyan artist, which she did, because she felt no one else would understand the land and the animals like someone who had lived there.Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-34405432261694553632013-04-17T11:08:54.323-05:002013-04-17T11:08:54.323-05:00"It’s a little bit Little House on the Prairi..."It’s a little bit Little House on the Prairie and a little bit Anne of Green Gables". I'm sold!<br />The story sounds really interesting. And Elspeth seems like a terribly fascinating character!<br />I would love to get the illustrated edition if I can find a copy anywhere online. <br />Great review! :DGiada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.com