West with the Night (Warbler Classics) - by Beryl Markham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In <em>West with the Night</em> Beryl Markham chronicles her unconventional, free-spirited girlhood in Kenya and her adventures as a rescue pilot, mail carrier, and bush pilot, scouting game for safaris.</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <em>West with the Night</em> Beryl Markham chronicles her unconventional, free-spirited girlhood in Kenya and her adventures as a rescue pilot, mail carrier, and bush pilot, scouting game for safaris all over Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. The book earned high praise upon its publication in 1942 but fell out of print and into obscurity. When it was republished in 1983 the book became an international bestseller and is now considered both a classic of its genre and a significant literary achievement. <em>National Geographic Adventure</em> ranks it number 8 in a list of 100 best adventure books.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. [Markham] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers ...it really is a bloody wonderful book."</p><p>-Ernest Hemingway</p><p><br></p><p>"Written with exceptional, simple beauty in a style that, </p><p>without aiming at distinction, achieves it unquestionably."</p><p><em>-The New York Times</em></p><p><br></p><p>"A real contribution to the literature of flight." </p><p><em>-Boston Globe </em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><br>
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