Out of Africa

The style of this book was lovely, how it focused on her farm and its people, and the beauty of nature in this corner of the world. She didn't talk much about her own self, and nothing of the other settlers, except in relating stories of her farm and its people; she wrote nothing of her past in Denmark. Her language was highly descriptive without being ornate, and that made everything feel more immediate and real. It was pretty rough going to read about her delight in shooting lions and iguanas and such, so guard your heart a bit if you love animals but don't let it put you off the book - blood red is part of the tapestry.