{"id":20710,"date":"2024-10-27T16:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T16:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/happy-valley-the-story-of-the-english-in-kenya\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T16:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T16:24:23","slug":"happy-valley-the-story-of-the-english-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/happy-valley-the-story-of-the-english-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valley: The story of the English in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$10.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Oct 27, 2024 16:24:23 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B08PKVVTTS?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  Happy Valley is the definitive story of the English in Kenya, written by a respected writer who grew up there.<\/p>\n<p>Covering the history of the British in Kenya, from the arrival of explorer Joseph Thomson, whose exploits inspired King Solomon\u2019s Mines, taking in the decadent Happy Valley set of the 1930s, the murder of Lord Erroll and the Mau Mau revolt of the 1950s, Happy Valley is a must-read for anyone interested in Kenyan or British colonial history.<\/p>\n<p>Praise for Happy Valley:<br \/>\n<br \/>\u2018Nicholas Best tells an immensely entertaining tale\u2019 &#8211; Max Hastings, Evening Standard<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Anyone with experience of Kenya, past or present, resident or tourist, will enjoy reading Happy Valley\u2019 &#8211; Country Life<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Best was born in London in 1948. He was educated at Pembroke House, Kenya, the King\u2019s School, Canterbury, and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was treasurer of the union and editor of the university magazine. He served on a short-service commission in the Grenadier Guards and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time author. 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