The Africa House Author: Christina Lamb Published: Viking, The Penguin Group, 1999 Size: 20.5cm x 14cm; 384pp
First edition, hardcover with dust jacket, in very good condition. The Africa House: the True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream, is a fascinating story about Stewart Gore-Browne, an eccentric aristocrat, who was driven to build the house of his dreams in a remote part of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) near a lake, called Shiwa Ngandu by the local tribe. The book explores Gore-Browne’s childhood, his relationship with his aunt Ethel, who helped fund his dream and his subsequent marriage to Lorna. The book is based on extensive diaries and letters and is a true account of one man’s dream, and the trials and tribulations experienced against the backdrop of a country shedding colonialism and entering independence. In death he was accorded a state funeral by the Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. Externally, dust jacket with a picture of the Africa House and a child sitting on the steps. Publisher's blue board covers are in excellent condition with very little wear and binding is tight. Internally, pages are clean and bright. Photos provided reflect the condition in addition to the above description. Overall condition is very good
