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To correct a misconception, Happy Valley
is not named after all the shenanigans that went on there in the 20s and 30s.
Geoff Buxton, the first colonial farmer in the area, had moved up from the dry
arid Rift Valley with its meagre rivers and a relentless dusty wind that gave
Gilgil its name. And so, after finding his ideal farming country, he
delightfully called this new haven, `Happy Valley',
Everyone I mentioned the book to said `Oh no, not another book about the unsavoury goings-on in Happy Valley so long ago; and please don't tell me there is a new theory about the death of Lord Erroll.'
Well, in the main, it is none of the above, thankfully.
The book is essentially about the old homes of both well-to-do aristocrats and impecunious colonial farmers in the early days of the Kenya Colony, through to independence and the 21st century.
It's about who farmed where, who built those lovely old homes (the few that survive), the histories of those who lived there all those years ago. We meet Simon Gitau, the authors erstwhile travelling companion and guide - an arch conservationist who dangerously campaigns to save the ever-diminishing indigenous forests and the last few troops of Colobus monkeys that live in the valley.
This book is both travelogue and social history lesson; anthropological in parts; and above all, a personal quest.
Her descriptions draw you to the story which is well structured, interesting and informative. The research that has gone into this book is mightily impressive; facts have been checked and re-checked, and I found no glaring errors or omissions. While this book might not be to everyone's taste, it is a history of the homes and their occupants in a valley in Kenya that, aside from its notoriety, has valuable historical significance.
I have to say I was disappointed with the images used in the book; many of them have been used in this magazine - perhaps a copyright issue. As my schoolteacher said repeatedly, `Could have done better if he tried harder'.
That aside, it's an extremely enjoyable read, and I'd highly recommend it to you
Everyone I mentioned the book to said `Oh no, not another book about the unsavoury goings-on in Happy Valley so long ago; and please don't tell me there is a new theory about the death of Lord Erroll.'
Well, in the main, it is none of the above, thankfully.
The book is essentially about the old homes of both well-to-do aristocrats and impecunious colonial farmers in the early days of the Kenya Colony, through to independence and the 21st century.
It's about who farmed where, who built those lovely old homes (the few that survive), the histories of those who lived there all those years ago. We meet Simon Gitau, the authors erstwhile travelling companion and guide - an arch conservationist who dangerously campaigns to save the ever-diminishing indigenous forests and the last few troops of Colobus monkeys that live in the valley.
This book is both travelogue and social history lesson; anthropological in parts; and above all, a personal quest.
Her descriptions draw you to the story which is well structured, interesting and informative. The research that has gone into this book is mightily impressive; facts have been checked and re-checked, and I found no glaring errors or omissions. While this book might not be to everyone's taste, it is a history of the homes and their occupants in a valley in Kenya that, aside from its notoriety, has valuable historical significance.
I have to say I was disappointed with the images used in the book; many of them have been used in this magazine - perhaps a copyright issue. As my schoolteacher said repeatedly, `Could have done better if he tried harder'.
That aside, it's an extremely enjoyable read, and I'd highly recommend it to you
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