Flame Trees of Thika

ELSPETH & HER UNCONVENTIONAL PARENTS DECIDE TO SETTLE DOWN IN KENYA & BEGIN A COFFEE PLANTATION. ELSPETH ENCOUNTERS THE BEAUTY & CRUELTY OF NATURE, & NEW FRIENDSHIPS WITH BOTH AFRICANS & BRITISH EXPATRIATS. ELSPETH'S LIFE IS DIRUPTED BY THE ONSET OF WORLD WAR I & THE CHANGES IT BRINGS.