This book captures the charm, the majesty, the beauty of Africa and her native people. A beautiful read full of stories about the tensions arising from the colonization of Kenya, and it's benefits (things like better medical care). 
 However, as far as biography, I found the book rather shadowy. There is reference to a husband, but no discussion of him. Reference to sickness but no clarity as to what caused it. References to male friends, but no insight into their relationship with the author. To fill in the blanks, I picked up Linda Donelson's "Out of Isak Dineson: Karen Blixen's untold story". I got so distracted by the researched facts that i finished Donelson first and then returned to Out of Africa feeling more enlightened as to what I was reading. I would recommend both this book and Donelson's work. 
 Out of Isak Dineson: Karen Blixen's untold story, Donelson, 1995 
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 For more on complicated women in beautiful Africa, see 
 West with the Night, Markham, 1942 
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