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The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
by Frances Osborne
"The Bolter" was, as others have said, somewhat of a disappointment. Idina is a woman I wanted to empathize with and in some circumstances, having to decide to leave her children and her first husband, I sort of can, but overall she seems somewhat of an immature rich white girl/woman who often did just as she pleased when she pleased (because she had the money to) and only afterwards thought about the consequences of her actions and rarely thought of their affect on others. We see her surrounding herself with people of the same mind-set including the men she dated and married. So it's hard to feel sorry for her when most of what she encounters and struggles with she brings on herself.
That being said, I was entertained by the book and the glimpse it provides into such historic periods... two world wars, the great depression and land auctions in Kenya all very historic things which we see her live through. Overall she was a very interesting woman and this is an interesting story complete with many photos of people and places. I appreciate that it was researched and written by a relative.
That being said, I was entertained by the book and the glimpse it provides into such historic periods... two world wars, the great depression and land auctions in Kenya all very historic things which we see her live through. Overall she was a very interesting woman and this is an interesting story complete with many photos of people and places. I appreciate that it was researched and written by a relative.