Land Below the Wind

Agnes Newton Keith was born in the USA, growing up in California. In 1934 she married Harry Keith, a British Empire administrator (Conservator of Forests and Director of Agriculture) and went to live with him in north Borneo. This account of her experiences, covering five years to 1939, is a rich and at times lyrical portrait of her life and the interesting indigenous people she met. Her love of place shines through, despite the hardships - particularly when travelling up country with her husband. (Further books by ANK.cover the WWII period, including imprisonment after the Japanese invasion, as well as her life in Borneo after liberation.

Reminiscences of life in North Borneo.
Illustrated by the author.