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Summary: most enjoyable book
Review: For all who are interested in africa of around 1900-1950 this is a great book. I have read quite a lot of books on the subject and this one is absolutely in my top 5.I recommend it 100%. Well written,the story is a true one and so incredible that one just cannot put it aside. You can contact me if you are looking for more old autobiographies from africa.
David
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Summary: A book you can't put down.
Review: I started reading this book last night at 8:15pm and couldn't put it down until I finished it at 4:20 this morning. I am bleary-eyed but absolutely happy that I found this gem in a bookstore in South Africa last week. It is an absolutley capitvating book and very well researched. Ms Lamb has a fascinating way of writing...you can almost see the wild animals, smell the scents, enjoy the beauty....in short, this book will mersmerize you. I was born in post-colonial Zambia and lived there for a while, that was the reason I bought the book, but I can assure you even if you haven't been out of your hometown (wherever that may be), you will love this book!!
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Summary: Absolutely Captivating!!
Review: Wow! What a fascinating story. I have never been to Northern Rhodesia but I felt I was at "Shiwa Ngandu" having tea with the "Chipembele" and watching this place turn into a grand estate. Ms Lamb did an excellent job in her descriptions of events as they develop at Shiwa. I was totally captivated!! Ishmael B Laryea
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