Kenya

by john-halkin

In 1896, engineer John Andrews, accompanied by his young wife Hester, arrives to build the Uganda Railway through uncharted land and faces an unruly work force, disease, hostile climate, and resisting natives

Genres: Fiction, Kenya, Historical Fiction

432 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1986

Reviews

[Magda]

The adventure was good, but the romance ... morally disgusting, actually. I feel for the guy whose wife "wanted it all," and am glad he died and didn't have to put up with her any more, since she wasn't at all sorry.

And it's weird that I totally understand the natives' moral point of view.

[Booknblues]

Set in Kenya during colonial times. Main character is involved in building a railroad