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I just finished Godfrey Muriuki's 'A History Of The Kikuyu 1500-1900' before I started Petals Of Blood and through almost every page, I appreciate that I read it. The subtext for this book is in there. Especially the second to last chapter in Muriuki's book where he elaborates on the prelude to British rule.

Petals Of Blood feels like a continuation of the history of Kikuyuland and Kenya too, during colonial rule.