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On a farm in the highlands of Kenya, a young white boy befriends his father's enigmatic African driver, Ernest. But their time together is short-lived: as racial tension in the country escalates, confidences are betrayed, trust is broken and loyalties divided.
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Jeremy Gavron
11 books10 followersJeremy Gavron is the author of six books, including the novels The Book of Israel, winner of the Encore Award, and An Acre of Barren Ground; and A Woman on the Edge of Time, a memoir about his mother’s suicide. He lives in London, and teaches on the MFA at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
March 19, 2019
The book is comfortable, and a really insightful read into life as an expat in Africa late 1900s. I find the main character slightly-uncomfortably relatable. It is essentially a coming of age book, with realisations of one's capacity for malevolence and the truths about one's family. Throw in there some interesting etho-social inequalities which are laid bare.
December 28, 2022
This is an absolute masterpiece. The way this book is written is really something else. It's subtle and nuanced, yet it also carries some very clear messages.
Human emotions are a big part of this story, and the author did an excellent job at describing them. I cried at the end of this, because I felt every single emotion that the characters felt. Now, when that happens, you know it's a good book.
Some parts of the story were also really immersive, like it really felt like I was there. I was never interested in Africa or what took place there during the '50s, but this book made me care about it. I think it gives an honest insight into wat it was like to live in Africa as a British person.
To wrap it all up, this book feels like a portal to another world, has great quotes and wisdom in it, and will make you cry.
Human emotions are a big part of this story, and the author did an excellent job at describing them. I cried at the end of this, because I felt every single emotion that the characters felt. Now, when that happens, you know it's a good book.
Some parts of the story were also really immersive, like it really felt like I was there. I was never interested in Africa or what took place there during the '50s, but this book made me care about it. I think it gives an honest insight into wat it was like to live in Africa as a British person.
To wrap it all up, this book feels like a portal to another world, has great quotes and wisdom in it, and will make you cry.
August 3, 2025
really beautiful book, which I've stumbled upon in a book exchange shelf and I'm so glad about it. The choice if words is amazing
July 30, 2011
Picked this up in a charity shop and took a while to get around to reading it.
It was really good; well written with an interesting story and 'real' characters. I read it really quickly as I couldn't put it down.
It was really good; well written with an interesting story and 'real' characters. I read it really quickly as I couldn't put it down.
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