The Mottled Lizard
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A vivid memoir and sequel to The Flame Trees of Thika, The Mottled Lizard chronicles Elspeth Huxley's continued coming-of-age in colonial East Africa during the 1920s. The narrative follows her family's life on a Kenyan farm, painting an intimate portrait of a vanishing world — one shaped by the rhythms of the African bush, the complexities of settler society, and the tension between tradition and modernity. Written with sharp wit and lyrical precision, Huxley presents the landscape, wildlife, and human drama of colonial Kenya with the eye of a natural-born storyteller. The book stands as both a personal memoir and a richly observed historical document of British East Africa at a pivotal moment in its history.
Author: Elspeth Huxley
Format: Paperback
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A vivid memoir and sequel to The Flame Trees of Thika, The Mottled Lizard chronicles Elspeth Huxley's continued coming-of-age in colonial East Africa during the 1920s. The narrative follows her family's life on a Kenyan farm, painting an intimate portrait of a vanishing world — one shaped by the rhythms of the African bush, the complexities of settler society, and the tension between tradition and modernity. Written with sharp wit and lyrical precision, Huxley presents the landscape, wildlife, and human drama of colonial Kenya with the eye of a natural-born storyteller. The book stands as both a personal memoir and a richly observed historical document of British East Africa at a pivotal moment in its history.