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File Size: 9066 KB
Print Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Vintage (May 29, 2009)
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B002BH5HX0
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which held my interest from first to last. Well-written and thoroughly researched, it not only brings the story of the fascinating, and likely misunderstood, Idina to life, but it also gives us a glimpse into the lives of the British expatriates who were living in the British East Africa Protectorate--later the Crown Colony of Kenya—before and during WWII.Mrs Osborne reveals fascinating historical details of which I was previously unaware. For instance, I had no idea that the British government offered up land in a sort of lottery to veterans of World War I (The doling out of other people's land is reminiscent of Marius (and other consuls) in ancient Rome paying off their veterans with land in North Africa). She also provide insight into the mores and double standards of aristocratic Great Britain during the early half of the 20th century, and the startling changes such norms underwent after the first world war..Osborne's descriptions of Kenya were especially effective in that they actually 'took me there' to the highlands where "explosions of pansies, roses, and petunias" coexisted with giant nettles that "trembled with an unseen animal's roar".I would recommend this absorbing book for anyone who is interested in early 20th-century history in general and British Colonialism and social history in particular.
This is both an entertaining biography and also a spin-off book capitalising on the success of “White Mischiefâ€. Lady Idina Sackville was generally known as a rampant promiscuous toff, one who enjoyed creating scandal and being the centre of attention, like many of her selfish and narcissistic peers in the Happy Valley set. She came from a type of people with more money than sense, the wealthy and priveleged upper class of London who generally behaved in an extremely immature and immoral way, while simultaneously considering themselves the best of British society. They pumped out heirs to fulfill societal expectations but proved to be too selfish and inept to even bother with parenting. This is the perception at least.Yet this carefully researched and reconstructed bit of detective work by her great grand-daughter, pieced together from family accounts, old letters and diaries, reveals a much more layered and multi-faceted person. Idina nursed a series of deep hurts and was desperately driven to seek affection in all the wrong places. Ultimately she was essentially a remarkable survivor, capable of great loyalty and affection to those near her, and one who found a way to thrive in the spotlight as well as endure a highly unstable private life, and the ravages of those who abandoned and betrayed her.The first part provides an interesting glimpse into WWI London and a revealing expose of the social mores of the day. I had not realized that infidelity was so accepted in the early 1900’s or that the family unit was already so degraded. The hedonistic mindset that marked -many would say caused- the decline of the British Empire was not exactly a product of Kenya, it was a transplantation of prevalent English upper class lifestyles into an exotic and unfettered setting.The most enjoyable parts of the book capture the romance and pioneer spirit of the British settlers- the beauty and charm of Africa in the old colonial days. The second half of this work branches off to suddenly explore the largely unrelated lives of Idinas children and grandchildren in order for the author to immortalize her own family history. For this reason it is a bit disjointed in overall structure but is nevertheless a fairly interesting read.
This book is a true story about Idina Sackville ,told by her great granddaughter . Idina was among a wealthy group of people ,whose heyday started in the early 1900's . Nancy Mitford used Idina's life as the character "The Bolter " in her book " The Pursuit of Love " . Idina was considered quite a rebel during her lifetime . She really didn't care about acting properly ,or following a strict set of rules . She seemed to enjoy making her own rules in life .Whatever made her happy was usually the path she took ,whether anyone else approved or not .She was married and divorced 5 times and had too many other partners to even count . She loved throwing wild parties where pretty much everyone else enjoyed the same lifestyle as she did .Oddly, you'd think she would have had a lot more enemies than she did , but most people who got to know her truly loved her . She was among a group who settled in Kenya in an area nicknamed Happy Valley . It did seem to be a magical place where everyone was happy for many years ,but as time went on, the choices they all made began taking their toll . Other well known people mentioned in the book were Beryl Markham, Karen Blixen , and Denis Finch-Hatton .
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