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Beryl Markham piqued my interest then, especially when this remarkable women wrote an autobiography, West With The Night, which had Ernst Hemingway glowing from head to toe. Not to be outshone, the wind section delivers ecstatic saxophone riffs, fluttering flutes and solid horn choruses throughout. Meanwhile, providing vital foundational support are the percussion (Soundway alumnus Julien Dyne), vibraphone, acoustic bass and full choir arranged by Matt Hunter. For this long-awaited debut release, the line-up features no less than nine musicians playing a vast array of instruments, often solo, sometimes ensemble in the case of the brass and woodwind, and a choir of up to eight singers. The full listing of credits reads as Cameron Allen tenor and alto saxophones, John Bell vibraphone, cornet & tenor horn, Cory Champion Buchla modular synthesizer, Julien Dyne drums & percussion, Guy Harrison acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Korg Delta synthesizer, J.Y.Lee flute, bass clarinet, alto, baritone, soprano saxes, Chris O’Connor harp, Finn Scholes trumpet, trombone, vibraphone and Ben Turla acoustic bass, with David Afase, Samara Alofa, Crystal Chen, AJ Fata, Abigail Aroha Jensen, Kenny Sterling, Navakatoa Tekela-Pule and Lisa ‘Romi’ Wright forming the choir.

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain | Goodreads

Knowing how the novel romanticized a painful chapter in Kenyan history made this an uncomfortable read that felt about as real as a Harlequin novel. The first part of the book offered a heartwarming tale of an innocent childhood spent in the wilderness; of an unruly British girl, or tomboy, playing with a boy from a nearby tribe before social conventions force them apart. The flowy writing and atmospheric setting reminded me of coming-of-age stories set in the wild, in the tradition of The Jungle Book or Anna of Green Gables. No, I don't think he was a good parent. He was so busy training horses and trying to make a living that it seems he almost forgot about her. Lady Delamere did remind him that Beryl was a girl and she was running wild. Then her father tried to "tame"... - annar With a sharp eye for detail and style to spare, Paula McLain captures the nuances of complex relationships, the rigidity of social conventions, and the wide skies and breathtaking vistas of Africa.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train This was an excellent read. Now fate will take its course. I will have to read West With The Night by Beryl Markham herself. A different view, but a wonderful read is: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. There's no comparison between the two books, of course. It's just another excellent book which captures the soul of Africa very well.)

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It was possible everyone ended up in the same place no matter which path we took or how often we fell to our knees, undoubtedly wiser for all of it." The achievement was less about creating the “real” Markham and more about midwifing an imagination of how someone like her could emerge as a special product of this place and time, with seminal influences from family and friends. How someone like her could acquire the capacity to meet and surmount the challenges she faced and become someone so ahead of her time as a woman not bound by the constraints of roles set for gender, class, and race. In her play with the Masai children, she made a special friend with a boy Kibii, learned to compete and hunt with him using spears, and gained a respected identity and tribal name from his father. Much later, as an adult drinking in a club in the village that was Nairobi, she could make a story of herself for others: It does seem like pure freedom,” I told him. “If you can forget the risk, that is.” “The fear never completely goes away. It makes everything sharper.” If you loved Out of Africa, the book and/ or the movie, you will be enthralled . You'll see the same beautiful and wild Kenya and meet again with Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hattan. I wish I could do justice to the wonderful story telling and writing by Paula McLain. The author notes that Markham wrote a memoir called West With the Night and I look forward to reading it .

Circling the Sun: A Novel: McLain, Paula: 9780345534200

Beryl says, "Work does more than pay your way... It gives you a reason to go on." Do you think her peers would have been able to comprehend her meaning? What role does work have in your life? This novel is loosely based upon historical characters. Beryl Markham is an English girl who is raised by her parents who settle in Kenya. When she's young, she finds herself being raised by her absent father after her mom runs out on them. Basically all the neighbors end up raising the girl which opens her mind up to much of the native culture of Kenya. She's taught how to become a warrior. Markham is a wild child who resents her parents' distance. Born to last, she survives the rough upbringing of colonial Kenya, complete with a mauling by her neighbor's lion. After being sent to boarding school, she hides a poisonous snake in her governess' bed. Shortly after this she steals a horse from the school and runs away. People who enjoy colonialist attitudes and the complete erasure of the existence of the native population I don't mind reading about narcissists, cheaters or idiots and their ridiculous life choices. They're types that are central in many of my favorite novels. But what's infuriating is when a selfish fool is held up as a role model for women, and when a tedious account of her affairs and intrigues is called a story that "transports you" to Kenya. She was a pioneer for women,” says Sanchez. “Everyone says Hollywood is looking for female-driven roles and stories —this is one of them.”Paula McLain is yet another twenty-first-century woman who can write rings around the hyper-masculine men who dominate so much of American fiction.” —Liz Smith McClain has found her place in literature, I can't imagine anyone else doing as well with the women of history as she does. Her writing, her descriptions, her characterizations are amazing. The amount of research that went into this novel is documented in the author's afterword. A brilliant rendering of an amazing woman's life. Beryl is torn between two worlds -an English girl born at the turn of the twentieth century, she is also naturally and thoroughly wild. It is unknown to us or others whether her wildness is nature or nurture, but I'm inclined to say that it is both. The inevitability of her (and everyone else's) path is the central drive of the novel. After meeting Karen Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen (author of Out of Africa,) Markham starts comparing herself to Blixen and theorizing about which woman can snag the rustic, Whitman-quoting adventurer who's now her "soulmate." Years later, when the two say goodbye, Markham has her Field of Dreams moment and reflects on the novel that Blixen would soon write about her years in Africa: Before Kenya was Kenya, I threw a spear and a rungu club. I loved a horse with wings. I never felt alone or small. I was Lakwet.

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I wanted to carry on. I thought the girl would grow up, and we'd get something more than a children's tale. We'd get the reflections of a grown woman living in complicated times, observing social tensions and race relations. A woman who defied conventions and lived on her own terms. Who flew across the Atlantic and mounted wild horses. She could not relate to her lovers, and there are several! Primarily because the one she loved most (Denys Finch Hatton) wasn't accessible. Denys was a free-spirit, like her, but I do believe Beryl would have married him if she could have. There are other reasons too. The social milieu of the expat community to which she belonged abounded with extramarital love affairs. Her inability to connect to others must also have been shaped by her mother's early desertion. In the book, very little is explored concerning her father's decision to move to Cape Town, and subsequently her hurried first marriage. How good a father was he? What were the psychological consequences of this for Beryl? We are only told how much she adored him. I loved this book! Beryl Markham was a very strong, independent woman. She was a horse trainer and also learned to fly. I wish I could have known her. I plan to read more about her. While I didn't always agree with the choices she made, I liked that she was so determined and accomplished so much. I felt sad about her relationships and that she struggled in that area of her life. What an amazing life she lived though. Richly textured . . .Markham’s life is the stuff of legend. . . . McLain has created a voice that is lush and intricate to evoke a character who is enviably brave and independent.” —NPRWhile a leopard moth that had got caught in the curtains stopped struggling for a moment, and realized it was free." First it was her father who taught her everything she would ever need about horse training. She would become the youngest licensed horse trainer, and first women in the world, at the age of eighteen.



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