{"product_id":"no-happy-valley-shattered-colonial-dreams-paperback","title":"No Happy Valley: Shattered Colonial Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Hallowes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of struggle, conflict and passion set in 1950's Kenya during the Mau Mau insurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Lawrence battles to build a place of his own in the raw African bush, but the Kikuyu men who work for him are secret members of the Mau-Mau determined to take back their country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Peter's wife Jenny dies in an accident he falls in love with Rafiki, a beautiful Kikuyu woman, and finds himself ostracised by his own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, Guy Hallowes, writes with an intimate knowledge of the country and sympathy for all its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(I found the story a great page turner. It is a well constructed story with many intriguing threads running through it. It gallops along too and the story takes some unexpected turns which adds to the excitement.What I really liked about the book was its truthfulness. The descriptions of Kenya are wonderful.The fear and disquiet we all, of every race and tribe, felt during the Mau-Mau is awfully well drawn. Your affection and knowledge of the Kikuyu was evident and interesting.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785143320864,"sku":"9780645179088","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c7e2540854b37930727468350c4a32df.webp?v=1780612360","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-happy-valley-shattered-colonial-dreams-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}