The novel features stories of three families, Hannah Olsen and her husband Lars own Langani farm, so they are at the center of the story. Else, these three families are closely tied and try to live together amid the turbulent times of independent Kenya, where the black natives do not regard white people part of their country. All three stories run differently, with each entwined in its own troubles and secrets buried deep down in their hearts rarely surfacing to acknowledge each other.
Off the main
story, Suniva and James’ teenage love story is quite captivating. Suniva is a
white girl and James a black native of Kenya. James family history keeps
disturbing Hannah Olsen, mother of Suniva. Therefore, she tries all her best
tactics to part them but fails in the end. In the end it is revealed why James’
father killed Piet, the brother of Hannah Olsen.
On the other
hand, Sarah a wildlife photographer, with some dull past, is married to
Rabindrah Singh, who tries to cover stories like James Bond but dies because of
his daring endeavors which exposed the Kenya’s biggest poaching racket.
Next, Camila
Broughton Smith is into modeling and designing career. But she gives up all to
marry a stolid guy, Anthony Chapman, and settles down in Kenya. The families
keep meeting and traveling and try to solace each other like good old school
friends. The story has no order of events; it is more of like a personal diary
of three different people.
Suniva and
James are impressive with other children in the story. The writers have worked
impressively to bring alive the terrifying legacy of this African country,
Kenya - once a British colony. How the after effects of colonization can add
sorrows to people’s lives is very much evident in this book.
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