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May 1, 2012 · Green City In the Sun. Paperback – May 1, 2012. A magnificent saga of two proud and powerful families—one British, one African—and their battle over Kenya’s destiny in the twentieth century. In 1917, Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya, determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Green City in the Sun. Barbara Wood. 4.30. 2,411 ratings175 reviews. Set in Kenya, in 1919, this book is of a British family, the Trevertons, who settle on an estate on the homeland of Kikuyu and the antagonism that develops between them and the tribe's own medicine woman, whose powers they disregard.
Oct 17, 2020 · Nairobi doesn’t seem to entertain such dreams. Once known as the ‘green city in the sun’, for the greenery that defined its swampy life, today Nairobi wallows in dirt, all green spaces having ceded ground to an inchoate jungle of concrete.
May 1, 2012 · A magnificent saga of two proud and powerful families—one British, one African—and their battle over Kenya’s destiny in the twentieth century. In 1917, Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya, determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives.
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Aug 10, 1989 · Green City in the Sun Paperback – August 10, 1989. by Barbara Wood (Author) 4.5 202 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $20.49 Read with our free app. Audiobook. $0.00 Free with your Audible trial. Hardcover. $43.05 8 Used from $12.59 13 New from $40.15. Paperback. $4.99 18 Used from $2.59. Mass Market Paperback. $4.95 4 Used from $4.95.
Green City In The Sun by Barbara Wood - The 5978th greatest book of all time. Set against the backdrop of colonial Kenya, the novel is a sweeping saga that explores the intertwined lives of two families—one British and one Kikuyu—over several decades.
The Green City in the Sun. Barbara Wood. Random House (NY), $19.95 (699pp) ISBN 978-0-394-55966-7. Wood's skill as a writer of well-crafted, impressively researched romances is growing.
After Wachera curses the Trevertons, a series of tragedies threatens to destroy what the once-great family fought to create. But the fates of future generations of these two remarkable families are...
Dec 20, 2020 · xiii, 598 pages ; 23 cm. "A magnificent saga of two pround and powerful families -one British, one African- and their battle over Kenya's destiny in the twentieth century."--Publisher description. Originally published by Random House, Inc.
Sep 12, 2018 · Kenya's capital Nairobi is known as the 'Green City in the Sun'. Its name comes from the Masaai phrase Enkare Nyrobi, which means 'cool water'. Let's take a tour around the coolest parts of the...
