Leaves from the Fig Tree by Diana Duff

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Leaves from the Fig Tree by Diana Duff

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Summary

At 18, Diana entered the glamorous world of 1950s' Kenya, becoming a stand-in for Grace Kelly before embarking on a career as a nurse. After marrying a young officer in the Colonial Service, Diana spent her nights shivering and alone, gun in hand, as the Mau Mau rebellion threatened to engulf her.

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Leaves from the Fig Tree by Diana Duff

Raised by eccentric grandparents at Annesgrove, an Irish stately home, Diana Duff grew up surrounded by family ghosts, banshees and buried treasure. At 18, Diana entered the glamorous world of 1950s Kenya, becoming a stand-in for Grace Kelly before embarking on a career as a nurse. After marrying a young officer in the Colonial Service, Diana spent her nights shivering and alone, gun in hand, as the Mau Mau rebellion threatened to engulf her. Moving to Tanganyika, Diana went on to found the first inter-racial nursery school in East Africa before a transfer saw the family shifting to South Africa in the 1960s at the height of apartheid.

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ISBN 13 9781840243635
ISBN 10 1840243635
Title Leaves from the Fig Tree
Author Diana Duff
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2003-07-29
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.