The Africa House
The true story of an English gentleman and his African dream.


Penguin Books
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Reviews
“The story she tells is in equal measure absorbing, affecting and bizarre. Absolutely enthralling”
The Sunday Telegraph

“Lamb’s meticulous research and dispassionate reporting of this fascinating man’s life is a significant addition to our fund of knowledge”
New Statesman

“Christina Lamb tells an amusing story of high hopes, lost loves and ruined lives”
The Sunday Times Magazine

“A marvellous story”
Independent

“The author has rescued from oblivion the life story of an astonishing man, an astonishing marriage and an astonishing house”
Spectator

“To her credit she has created the bountiful contradictions in the life of this buffoonish, brave and finally lovable man”
Mail on Sunday

“Generous coverage of this long, complex and contradictory life […] He comes across as a thoroughly decent chap – a ramrod straight Edwardian military man by training and inclination with a fine streak of eccentricity and an admirable capacity to re-invent himself”
Penelope Lively, The Daily Telegraph

“This may be the best book I’ve read all year […] ‘The Africa House’ can hold its own against the classics such as ‘Out of Africa’ and the stories of Ernest Hemingway”
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