Kenya

Well-researched and well-written with a nice bibliography of colonial era works on Kenya. This might not appeal to readers who are only interested in the Kenyan aspects of Huxley's work, but I found it an interesting insight into a woman who was a professional journalist and novelist during a time period when married mothers were generally not expected to have careers that involved extensive travel away from home. Huxley would leave her husband and child for weeks or even months to do research for projects. Her life was an interesting one with contact with lots of interesting people. A high quality biography, readable but backed by solid research and fact finding. Extensive use of archival material and private papers made it a really rich source for people interested in Huxley's real life beyond "The Flame Trees of Thika." ( )