The Markham family dreams of a new life on an African farm, so they leave the comforts of their home in England and move to Kenya. There, Beryl, the Markhams' daughter, grows up in an unconventional way, developing a strong personality and a great love for anything wild. When everything she knows and trusts falls apart, the headstrong young Beryl plunges into a series of destructive relationships before getting entangled in a passionate love triangle with the irresistible safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and the writer Baroness Karen Blixen. Brave, daring, and contradictory, Beryl will risk everything to win over Denys, before realizing that her destiny is one and only: to fly.
A powerful novel that takes the reader to the enchanting world of "Out of Africa," 1920s Kenya, and reveals the fascinating adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman far ahead of her time.