{"product_id":"no-happy-valley-shattered-colonial-dreams-9780645179088","title":"No Happy Valley: Shattered Colonial Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eA story of struggle, conflict and passion set in 1950's Kenya during the Mau Mau insurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Lawrence battles to build a place of his own in the raw African bush, but the Kikuyu men who work for him are secret members of the Mau-Mau determined to take back their country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Peter's wife Jenny dies in an accident he falls in love with Rafiki, a beautiful Kikuyu woman, and finds himself ostracised by his own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, Guy Hallowes, writes with an intimate knowledge of the country and sympathy for all its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(I found the story a great page turner. It is a well constructed story with many intriguing threads running through it. It gallops along too and the story takes some unexpected turns which adds to the excitement.What I really liked about the book was its truthfulness. The descriptions of Kenya are wonderful.The fear and disquiet we all, of every race and tribe, felt during the Mau-Mau is awfully well drawn. Your affection and knowledge of the Kikuyu was evident and interesting.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omne Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645179088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Guy Hallowes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793338478773,"sku":"9780645179088","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e580d83a-4132-4520-8951-3846307d790c.jpg?v=1629204711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/no-happy-valley-shattered-colonial-dreams-9780645179088","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}