{"product_id":"too-close-to-the-sun-the-audacious-life-and-times-of-denys-finch-hatton-paperback","title":"Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Denys Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable \u003ci\u003eOut of Africa.\u003c\/i\u003e Now esteemed British biographer Sara Wheeler tells the truth about this extraordinarily charismatic adventurer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn to an old aristocratic family that had gambled away most of its fortune, Finch Hatton grew up in a world of effortless elegance and boundless power. In 1910, searching for something new, he arrived in British East Africa and fell in love-with a continent, with a landscape, with a way of life that was about to change forever. In Nairobi, Finch Hatton met Karen Blixen and embarked on one of the great love affairs of the twentieth century. Intellectual equals, Finch Hatton and Blixen were genuine pioneers in a land that was quickly being transformed by violence, greed, and bigotry. Ever restless, Finch Hatton wandered into a career as a big-game hunter and became an expert bush pilot. Mesmerized all his life by the allure of freedom and danger, Finch Hatton was, writes Wheeler, \"the open road made flesh.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Denys Finch Hatton, Sara Wheeler was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. Her books include \u003cb\u003eTerra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica; Travels in a Thin Country;\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e all available from the Modern Library. When not traveling, Wheeler lives with her family in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752147484960,"sku":"9780812968927","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e0841c628276ad9e2114d1dd8cbb158.webp?v=1779988711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/too-close-to-the-sun-the-audacious-life-and-times-of-denys-finch-hatton-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}