The civilized people have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons in silence from the wild before they are accepted by it.
-- Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa
I read this book over the summer and really enjoyed it. It is the autobiographical account of a few years in the life of Baroness Karen Blixen who received a coffee plantation in Kenya as a wedding present from her parents. She's a Danish aristocrat, and an observant, passionate woman with a sense of humor.
I read this book over the summer and really enjoyed it. It is the autobiographical account of a few years in the life of Baroness Karen Blixen who received a coffee plantation in Kenya as a wedding present from her parents. She's a Danish aristocrat, and an observant, passionate woman with a sense of humor.
I think the Out of Africa book sounds interesting; I may have to check it out. ~CMW
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