For Love of Soysambu: The Saga of Lord Delamere and his Descendants in Kenya

Juliet Barnes, MA 1985

A dramatic story spanning 122 years, highlighting many changes as Kenya moves through three wars during its times as British Protectorate and Crown Colony, finally becoming an independent country.

The narrative follows four generations of an extraordinary, formerly British aristocratic family, with the backdrop of Soysambu, a fragile and beautiful area in Kenya's great Rift Valley, part of a World Heritage Site due to its protection of endangered animal and bird species. It's an eclectic read that reveals many startling stories, from the pioneering obsessions of the 3rd Baron Delamere, to the 4th Baron's third wife's involvement in the notorious "Happy-Valley" clique; it also tells a newer, surprising story of the 5th Baron Delamere's son, twice accused of murder in the 21st century, following him through his imprisonment and premature death. It has been described by a Kenyan university professor as "a must read for Kenyans and non-Kenyans".

ISBN: 978-9966-757-66-1