Elspeth Huxley
Elspeth Huxley CBE | |
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| Born | Elspeth Grant 23 July 1907 London |
| Died | 10 January 1997 (aged 89) Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Reading University, Cornell University |
| Subject | Settler life in British Kenya |
| Notable works | The Flame Trees of Thika, The Mottled Lizard |
| Spouse | Gervas Huxley |
| Relatives | Huxley family |
Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997) was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser. She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.