The Africa House
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| The Africa House | |
| Author | Christina Lamb |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Biography, Travel |
| Publisher | Viking Penguin |
| Publication date | 1999 Hardcover, 01 Jun 2000 Paperback |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 380 (hardcover edition) 400 (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0670 87727 1 (hardcover edition) ISBN 978014 026834 8 Penguin |
| Preceded by | Waiting for Allah |
The Africa House by British journalist and writer Christina Lamb, subtitled The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream, is an account of the life of soldier, pioneer white settler, politician and supporter of Africa independence Stewart Gore-Browne in relation to the building of his estate Shiwa Ngandu in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia.
Originating with a chance encounter in 1996 with Gore-Browne's grandson in Lusaka, the book uses Gore-Browne's diaries, letters, personal papers and photographs as well as those of his family, and interviews with family and friends, as its sources. It was published in London in 1999 by Viking Penguin.
The book includes maps and black-and-white photographs.
[edit] References
- http://www.penguin.co.uk Penguin Books UK website accessed 5 February 2007
- Christina Lamb: "The Africa House", Viking Penguin, London 1999
- http://www.christinalamb.net/pages/africahouse.html Author's website accessed 5 February 2007
