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Loading... Splendid Outcast: Beryl Markham's African Storiesby Beryl Markham
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I read some of her horse stories in anthologies of 'horse stories for girls' as a child, and read 'West with the Night' in my 20s. I'm imprinted, so I enjoyed some of this collection. Your mileage may vary. (  ) mulliner | Sep 20, 2009 |  not great ss. they were published in women's mags when she needed money. but interesting all the same. (  ) mahallett | Sep 14, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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The stories reflect her interests; horses, aviation, Africa. Several spring from real events--bidding at a horse auction, flying through a violent storm, a lion's attack. Others are romances and adventures, typical of the war years when they were written. All are set against the backdrop of an Africa with which she was on intimate terms.
"Full of her offbeat adventures in Africa, Markham emerges from them as a woman of finely tuned observation, as well as courage, cunning and vulnerability." (The New York Times)
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