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I really thought that I would enjoy this fictionalized account of Beryl Markham‘s life in colonized Kenya, but I read 100 pages and found myself surprisingly…bored? Even in first person narration, she‘s not really coming to life for me here. Might be a case of bad timing, but I‘m ready to move on from this one. My July #DoubleSpin

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Raised by a single father in Kenya in the early days of the 20th century, Beryl was not one to be tamed or cowed. This memoir covers her life from early childhood, becoming a horse trainer, through the days after her legendary flight from London to Nova Scotia. Her descriptions were beautiful and the droll humor she used was fantastic.
Just remember, it was written in the 1940s, some descriptions of the African people would not fly today.

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📖 West with the Night
✍️ Dan Wells
🎞️ When Harry Met Sally 📺 The Wire
🎤 Walking Papers
🎵 Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses

This autobiography was fascinating! Beryl Markham was such an interesting woman. #FoodAndLit #ReadingAfrica2022 #Kenya #SuperSeptember book 3/6