Last Days in Eden

by Elspeth Huxley, Hugo van Lawick (Photographer)

good book

Genres: Africa

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1984

About the author

Elspeth Joscelin Huxley was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser. She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.

Reviews

[John Ulferts · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit dated now, but this is still a classic book. Huxley is a beautiful writer and Van Lawick was a master wildlife photographer. There’s better books on animal behavior but this is a great intro for anyone looking interested in African wildlife and conservation.