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An extraordinary life shared by an extraordinary raconteuse.' … One spoke to me once of years passing and conjured up a picture of a great fig tree, the leaves falling, each leaf a… Meer...

An extraordinary life shared by an extraordinary raconteuse.' … 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.'Born in Africa, Anglo-Irish by descent, Diana, aged two, travelled from Johannesburg to Ireland, to Annes Grove, a stately Georgian home with world-famous gardens, with talk of horses, rare plants and fishing juxtaposed with tales of banshees, the little people, ráths, the foxy-haired gh An extraordinary life shared by an extraordinary raconteuse.' … 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.'Born in Africa, Anglo-Irish by descent, Diana, aged two, travelled from Johannesburg to Ireland, to Annes Grove, a stately Georgian home with world-famous gardens, with talk of horses, rare plants and fishing juxtaposed with tales of banshees, the little people, ráths, the foxy-haired ghost and visits from Elizabeth Bowen, Vita Sackville-West, David Cecil and many others. Aged 18, Diana returned to Africa, where she doubled for Grace Kelly in 'Mogambo', met Raymond Hook, the king of cheetah racing, befriended the legendary Ewart Grogran and unwittingly employed a Mau Mau leader. Ever one to stand up for what is right, she challenged the authorities at the height of apartheid - and won. With humour, eloquence, empathy and candour, Diana shares her return to a place from her childhood, where family truths are learned, along with the realisation that Africa has real magic all of its own. Biography & Memoir, , Leaves From The Fig Tree~~ Diana Duff~~Biography & Memoir~~9780986973109, en, Leaves From The Fig Tree, Diana Duff, 9780986973109, Smashwords Edition, 03/13/2012, , , , Smashwords Edition, 03/13/2012<

ISBN: 9780986973109

With humour eloquence empathy and delightful Gaelic charm Diana travels from Johannesburg to Ireland to a stately home with world-famous gardens. While the talk above stairs was of horses… Meer...

With humour eloquence empathy and delightful Gaelic charm Diana 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 ráths and the foxy-haired ghost. As an adult Diana 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 and emerged victorious. The Kikiyu people were to me fascinating.&apos; she says &apos; 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. Diana Duffs memoir is feisty humorous and poignant. Its an evocation of a lifestyle that the world will never accommodate again particularly in Africa. Mores the pity because somehow we dont 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 Leaves from the Fig Tree and look forward to Dianas next book. - Patricia Glyn broadcaster journalist committed African and author of Footing with Sir Richards Ghost and Off Peak. eBook<

ISBN: 9780986973109

With humour eloquence empathy and delightful Gaelic charm Diana travels from Johannesburg to Ireland to a stately home with world-famous gardens. While the talk above stairs was of horses… Meer...

With humour eloquence empathy and delightful Gaelic charm Diana 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 ráths and the foxy-haired ghost. As an adult Diana 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 and emerged victorious. The Kikiyu people were to me fascinating.&apos; she says &apos; 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. Diana Duffs memoir is feisty humorous and poignant. Its an evocation of a lifestyle that the world will never accommodate again particularly in Africa. Mores the pity because somehow we dont 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 Leaves from the Fig Tree and look forward to Dianas next book. - Patricia Glyn broadcaster journalist committed African and author of Footing with Sir Richards Ghost and Off Peak. eBook<

ISBN: 9780986973109

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Leaves From The Fig Tree ab 3.49 € als epub eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Biographien & Autobiographien, Medien > Bücher, Leaves From The Fig Tree - eBook als epub von Diana Duff - Distributed via Smashwords - 9780986973109<

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