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The Ghosts of Happy Valley

Author : Juliet Barnes
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781311390
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Happy Valley written by Juliet Barnes and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happy Valley was the name given to the Wanjohi Valley in the Kenya Highlands, where a small community of affluent, hedonistic white expatriates settled between the wars. While Kenya's early colonial days have been immortalised by farming pioneers like Lord Delamere and Karen Blixen, and the pioneering aviator Beryl Markham, Happy Valley became infamous under the influence of troubled socialite, Lady Idina Sackville, whose life was told in Frances Osborne's bestselling The Bolter. The era culminated with the notorious murder of the Earl of Erroll in 1941, the investigation of which laid bare the Happy Valley set's decadence and irresponsibility, chronicled in another bestseller, James Fox's White Mischief. But what is left now? In a remarkable and indefatigable archaeological quest Juliet Barnes, who has lived in Kenya all her life and whose grandparents knew some of the Happy Valley characters, has set out to explore Happy Valley to find the former homes and haunts of this extraordinary and transient set of people. With the help of a remarkable African guide and further assisted by the memories of elderly former settlers, she finds the remains of grand residences tucked away beneath the mountains and speaks to local elders who share first-hand memories of these bygone times. Nowadays these old homes, she discovers, have become tumbledown dwellings for many African families, school buildings, or their ruins have almost disappeared without trace - a revelation of the state of modern Africa that makes the gilded era of the Happy Valley set even more fantastic. A book to set alongside such singular evocations of Africa’s strange colonial history as The Africa House, The Ghosts of Happy Valley is a mesmerising blend of travel narrative, social history and personal quest.

Happy Valley

Author : Patrick White
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448161711
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Happy Valley written by Patrick White and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happy Valley is Patrick White’s first novel, published in London in 1939 when White was twenty-seven. It was praised by, among others, Graham Greene and Elizabeth Bowen, and won the Australian Literature Gold Medal in 1941, but, fearing that he had libelled one of the families portrayed in the novel, White did not allow the novel to be republished in English in his lifetime. Happy Valley is a place of dreams and secrets, of snow and ice and wind. In this remote little town, perched in its landscape of desolate beauty, everybody has a story to tell about loss and longing and loneliness, about their passion to escape. I must get away, thinks Dr Oliver Halliday, thinks Alys Browne, thinks Sidney Furlow. But Happy Valley is not a place that can be easily left, and White’s vivid characters, with their distinctive voices, move bit by bit towards sorrow and acceptance.

The Sun Sister

Author : Lucinda Riley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 198211066X
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Sun Sister written by Lucinda Riley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic and transporting novel, the latest installment of the “heart-wrenching, uplifting, and utterly enthralling” (Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List) Seven Sisters series, unravelling between the dazzling streets of modern-day New York City and the breathtaking plains of 1940s colonial Kenya. Electra d’Aplièse is a top model who seems to have it all: beauty, fame, and wealth. But beneath the glittery veneer, she’s cracking under all the pressure. When her father dies, she turns to alcohol and drugs to ease the pain. As friends and colleagues fear for her health, Electra receives a shocking letter from a stranger who claims to be her grandmother. In 1939, New Yorker Cecily Huntley-Morgan arrives in Kenya’s Lake Naivasha region for the exciting chance to stay with her godmother, the famous socialite Kiki Preston. But after a sheltered upbringing, she’s astounded by the hedonistic antics of the other ex-pats in the infamous Happy Valley set. Cecily soon grows to love her stunning but complicated new home, and she even accepts a proposal of marriage from an enigmatic older cattle farmer. After a shocking discovery and with war looming, Cecily feels isolated and alone. Until she meets a young woman in the woods and makes her a promise that will change the course of her life forever. Featuring Lucinda Riley’s “engaging and mesmerizing” (Library Journal, starred review) storytelling and filled with unforgettable and moving characters, The Sun Sister explores how love can cross seemingly impossible boundaries.

Happy Valley, Oregon

Author : Mark Hurlburt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467154903
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Happy Valley, Oregon written by Mark Hurlburt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

White Mischief

Author : James Fox
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480489174
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book White Mischief written by James Fox and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true story of decadence, deception, and murder among British aristocrats in colonial Kenya In 1941, with London burning in the Blitz, a group of hedonistic English nobles partied shamelessly in Kenya. Far removed from falling bombs, the wealthy elites of “Happy Valley” indulged in morphine, alcohol, and unrestricted sex, often with their friends’ spouses. But the party turned sinister in the early hours of a January morning for Josslyn Hay, Lord Erroll, who had been enjoying the favors of the beautiful young wife of a middle-aged neighbor. Hay was found dead, a bullet in his brain. The murder shocked the close-knit community of wealthy expatriates in Nairobi and shined a harsh light on their louche lifestyle. Three decades later, author James Fox researched the slaying of Lord Erroll, an unsolved crime still sheathed in a thick cloud of rumor and innuendo. What he discovered was both unsettling and luridly compelling. White Mischief is a spellbinding true-crime classic, a tale of privileged excess and the wages of sin, and an account of one writer’s determined effort to crack a cold and craven killing.

Happy Valley

Author : Nicholas Best
Publisher : Harvill Secker
ISBN 13 : 9780436042553
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Happy Valley written by Nicholas Best and published by Harvill Secker. This book was released on 1979 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the English in Kenya began in 1883 when the Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson reached the shores of Lake Victoria, discovering Mount Kenya on the way. It continued with the building of the Monbassa railway; the settling of the White Highlands; and the Mau Mau emergency. Mau Mau was destroyed, but within a few years Kenya became independent under the premiership of Kenyatta. However, the late Kenyatta's plea for tolerance has been heeded and today Kenya has a truly multi-racial society.

The Happy Valley

Author : Ken Nicolson
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888028103
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Happy Valley written by Ken Nicolson and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong's oldest Western cemetery garden is located in Happy Valley. This history and tour highlights the need for urgent action to conserve the built and natural heritage resources of this important cultural landscape. The author challenges the reader to reconsider the basic approach to heritage conservation adopted in Hong Kong where a false dichotomy persists between natural and built heritage conservation initiatives. The Hong Kong Cemetery provides an excellent example of a precious cultural landscape which is deteriorating because simplistic approaches to site management have failed to understand and protect the complex interrelationship between the natural (flora mid fauna - habitats) and built (monuments and Memorials) heritage resources. The first-three chapters introduce the cemetery garden concept as it evolved in early nineteenth century Europe, and was eventually established in Hong Kong by the British.-The second half of the book provides a self-guided tour of the cemetery highlighting its resources as well as explaining the main conservation problems and possible solutions to protect the cemetery.

The Happy Valley

Author : William Wakefield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Happy Valley written by William Wakefield and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Happy Valley Mystery

Author : Kathryn Kenny
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375830227
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book The Happy Valley Mystery written by Kathryn Kenny and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While vacationing at her uncle's sheep ranch, Trixie and the Bob-Whites track down the thieves who are behind the mysterious disappearance of several sheep.

Hidden Valley Road

Author : Robert Kolker
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385543778
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Valley Road written by Robert Kolker and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." —Oprah Winfrey Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.

The Life and Death of Lord Erroll: The Truth Behind the Happy Valley Murder (Text Only Edition)

Author : Errol Trzebinski
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007404700
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Lord Erroll: The Truth Behind the Happy Valley Murder (Text Only Edition) written by Errol Trzebinski and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the life and mysterious murder of the most talked-about and glamorous member of Kenya’ s notorious Happy Valley set.

British Columbia Place Names

Author : G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841702
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book British Columbia Place Names written by G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant Crossing. Houdini Needles. Miniskirt, Tickletoeteaser Tower, and Why Not Mountain. These are just some of the many names of places, rivers, mountains, and lakes that you will come across in the newest edition of British Columbia Place Names. This classic which, in its various editions, has sold over 29,000 copies, covers about 2,500 geographical features, cities, towns, and smaller communities in the province. The book abounds with fascinating historical facts, stories, and remarkable characters involved with the names of towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The selection was determined by the geographical importance of the feature as well as story of the naming. In the introduction the authors deal with the stages by which B.C. acquired its place names, the history of research into those names, and the categories into which they fall. The latter range from the honorific and commemorative to the comic and disrespectful. Aboriginal names receive particular attention. The location of each place is clearly indicated and the text is accompanied by detailed maps. Brief biographical accounts of persons with places named after them as well as an abundance of anecdotes make this a fascinating book for browsers and an invaluable resource for historians.

Happy Valley

Author : Lin Stepp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734388305
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Happy Valley written by Lin Stepp and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Grandpa suffering a heart attack, Juliette Hollander saw little choice but to head back to their Tennessee mountain farm in Happy Valley to help out. She didn't expect, or want, to leave behind her life and work in North Carolina to return to her grandparents' home so soon. Nor did she imagine meeting, and working with, the mysterious man she met briefly last summer and never thought to see again. Walker Logan spent the last two years traveling the United States, seeing the beauty of the country and running from his past. But an old rock house he sees while hiking near Abrams Creek Campground unexpectedly calls to his soul. With danger close behind, he never stayed in one place long enough to put down roots. Yet now, with a new vision, he decides to take the risk.

Happy Valley High

Author :
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happy Valley High written by and published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Whitby and its Place Names

Author : Colin Waters
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624664
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book A History of Whitby and its Place Names written by Colin Waters and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, comprehensive and easily accessible guide to the ancient town of Whitby.

In Happy Valley

Author : John Jr. Fox
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 375236744X
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book In Happy Valley written by John Jr. Fox and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: In Happy Valley by John Jr. Fox

In Happy Valley

Author : John Fox (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Happy Valley written by John Fox (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Preaching at the open-air meeting-house was just over and the citizens of Happy Valley were pouring out of the benched enclosure within living walls of rhododendron. Men, women, children, babes in arms mounted horse or mule or strolled in family groups homeward up or down the dusty road. Youths and maids paired off, dallying behind. Emerged last one rich, dark, buxom girl alone. Twenty yards down the road two young mountaineers were squatted in the shade whittling, and to one she nodded. The other was a stranger--one Jay Dawn--and the stare he gave her was not only bold but impudent."--Amazon.com