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Description for Rainbows End
Paperback. A captivating and haunting memoir by celebrated children's author Lauren St John about her childhood spent in rural Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
A captivating and haunting memoir by celebrated children's author Lauren St John about her childhood spent in rural Africa. In 1978, during the final, bloodiest phase of the Rhodesian War, 11-year-old Lauren St John moved with her family to Rainbow's End, and idyllic farm and game reserve on the banks of the Umfuli River. Obsessed with horses, pop stars and her pet giraffe, Lauren lived in an African paradise until the brutal murder of a school friend and the coming of independence forced her to confront the past - to realise that almost everything she'd believed about ... Read more
A captivating and haunting memoir by celebrated children's author Lauren St John about her childhood spent in rural Africa. In 1978, during the final, bloodiest phase of the Rhodesian War, 11-year-old Lauren St John moved with her family to Rainbow's End, and idyllic farm and game reserve on the banks of the Umfuli River. Obsessed with horses, pop stars and her pet giraffe, Lauren lived in an African paradise until the brutal murder of a school friend and the coming of independence forced her to confront the past - to realise that almost everything she'd believed about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753829233
SKU
V9780753829233
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Lauren St. John
Lauren St John was born in Gatooma, Rhodesia, now Kadoma, Zimbabwe. At 11, she and her family moved to Rainbow's End farm and game reserve, the subject of her acclaimed memoir, and she grew up surrounded by animals, including eight horses, two warthogs and a pet giraffe. After nearly a decade as golf correspondent to The Sunday Times, followed by ... Read more
Reviews for Rainbows End
Lovingly recalled...St John powerfully conveys the implosion of her moral world, her complex disillusionment and her hard decision to leave this snake-rich Eden.
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Astonishingly evocative and wonderfully written.
DAILY MAIL
Packed with so much of Africa's sights, smells and sounds that the place - beloved, beautiful, and troubled - practically seeps from its ... Read more
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Astonishingly evocative and wonderfully written.
DAILY MAIL
Packed with so much of Africa's sights, smells and sounds that the place - beloved, beautiful, and troubled - practically seeps from its ... Read more