Sanctuary

by Nicholas Luard

Two children find themselves on the same ship heading for Britain. Breaking their journey in the Kenyan highlands, they are taken by the old Masai tracker to an ancient and remote place. Although 40 years pass before they see each other again, the experience dominates both their lives.

441 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Nicholas Lamert Luard was a writer and politician.

He was educated at Winchester College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English and was taught by F.R. Leavis. He met Peter Cook through Footlights. A very short academic career was replaced by club management on the strength of a legacy. He co-founded The Establishment in the early 1960s with Peter Cook.

He then went into writing. He was one of the Lords Gnome of Private Eye.

With Chris Brasher, Nigel Hawkins and Denis Mollison, he founded the John Muir Trust in 1983. Nick served as Chairman from 1991 to 1997.

Luard stood as a candidate for the Referendum Party in the 1997 general election, against Michael Portillo in Enfield Southgate.

Luard married Elisabeth Longmore, the food writer, in 1962.

Reviews

[Carl Grip · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book a long long time ago, probably at least 5 or 10 years before I was about the age one should expect readers of this book to be. It is (as far as I remember) in every sense an adult book, but I guess I was 13 years old. In any case! By my recollection this was a very emotional book which affected me deeply. Maybe if I read it again today, I wouldn't be overwhelmed intellectually, but nevertheless - if you are looking for an enjoyable read full of romance, tragedy, friendship and adventure of epic proportions, then this book is a very good option. Also, the writing as I remember it, was quite satisfactory for the genre.