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A review by jenmat1197
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This is the story of the author's time in Kenya. (Isak is her pen name - her real name is Baroness Karen Blixen who was Danish). She owned a coffee plantation there from 1914 to 1931 and this book covers her tales from the locals, the people who worked for her, and even a visit from the Prince of Wales. Tales are woven among descriptions of the landscape around her.
This is a pretty good book. I love a good non-fiction and this one spun a good story about the author's time in Kenya. There were some dry bits, but overall a fascinating tale in the early 20th century about a very capable woman running a plantation. She saw a young boy shot and killed and the fall out from that. And then finally the collapse of the cost of coffee where she had to sale the farm. It was a heartfelt memoir overall and I am glad I read it.