Leaves from the Fig Tree

Leaves from the Fig Tree

With humour, eloquence, empathy and delightful Gaelic charm, Diana, as a child, travels from Johannesburg to Ireland to a stately home with world-famous gardens. While the talk above stairs was of horses, rare plants and fishing; below stairs it was of banshees, the little people, rÃ¡ths and the foxy-haired ghost. As an adult she returned to Africa, where she doubled for Grace Kelly in Mogambo; unwittingly employed a Mau Mau leader; met the king of cheetah racing; challenged the authorities at the height of apartheid â€“ and emerged victorious.

â€˜Diana Duffâ€™s memoir is feisty, humorous and poignant. Itâ€™s an evocation of a lifestyle that the world will never accommodate again â€“ particularly in Africa. Moreâ€™s the pity, because somehow we donâ€™t seem to breed such iconoclastic, fey and nonconformist characters any more. Diana has a remarkable memory for detail, and she writes with a kind of wry wit that is most engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed â€˜Leaves from the Fig Treeâ€™ and look forward to Dianaâ€™s next book.â€™ â€“ Patricia Glyn, broadcaster, journalist, committed African and author of Footing with Sir Richardâ€™s Ghost and Off Peak.

â€˜The Kikiyu people â€¦ were to me fascinating â€¦ the descriptive way in which they spoke of things, illustrating with hand and tongue a thing that had happened, so that it came alive. One spoke to me once of years passing and conjured up a picture of a great fig tree, the leaves falling, each leaf another year of his life.â€™

Country	USA
Author	Diana Duff
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	2
EISBN	9780986973109
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Rebel ePublishers
Manufacturer	Rebel ePublishers
NumberOfPages	321
PublicationDate	2010-12-03
Publisher	Rebel ePublishers
ReleaseDate	2010-12-03
Studio	Rebel ePublishers

Leaves from the Fig Tree

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