books by Aidan Hartley (african death lands)

books by Aidan Hartley

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40 reviews
Aidan Hartley

Riverhead Trade, 2004

extraordinary
One of the best books written, ever, on Africa. There are so many to chose from but so few that qualify in the end. Writing about Africa as a non-African. OK, I will give him credit: He was born at Mater Hospital in Nairobi, so was I. Yet this is so refreshing, non-condescending, with a joie de vivre that is hard to explain. Along with the books of Michela Wrong and, yes, Barack ...

Wild Life
Aidan Hartley

William Heinemann, 2006

From the author of the international bestseller The Zanzibar Chest comes the irresistible story of his adventures and misadventures setting up a farm in Kenya. Five years ago, Aidan Hartley decided to take the plunge and follow a dream he had been nursing since childhood: with his wife Claire, and daughter, Eve, he packed up his bags and headed off to Laikipia in Northern Kenya where he would buy a vast tract of dry land with no fences, no ...

Wild Life: Adventures on an African Farm
Aidan Hartley

William Heinemann, 2009

Five years ago, after the senseless murder of his closest friend in Nairobi, Aidan Hartley packed up his bags and headed for the hills with his wife and young daughter. They bought a vast tract of dry land in Laikipia in Northern Kenya, with no fences, no phones, and no company other than the errant witchdoctor who cursed the dust of Aidan's footsteps, and set out to build a farm from scratch. But it wasn't long before Aidan discovered that his ...

The Zanzibar Chest A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands

1 review
Hartley Aidan

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003

Very Difficult To Read-Impossible To Put Down
This is an incredibly brilliant book about Africa, her bloodshed, her turmoil, and her beauty through the 20th Century. The stories he tells from his father's time through his exploits there, are as timeless as today's headlines. Unfortunately, Africa, for all of her magic and majesty, will continue to turn men's minds to violence and greed. Numerous stories of his friends and loves and the ...