I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry

This beautifully written memoir is the heart-breaking story of a young, privileged English girl's early childhood in Kenya in the 50s. At a time when the country is undergoing chaos and upheaval, Susie is neglected by her selfish parents and is forced to make a daunting life decision at age seven wh......more

Susie tells the story of her life with freshness and honesty, the hopefulness and humour of her young life is translated through the pages as if it had happened yesterday, and the unbearable sadnesses are enough to break our hearts and touch those lonely places in our own lives we had longed to forg......more

Couldn't put this one down, so finished it in two readings. Susie Kelly's tale so touched my heart. Her young life torn apart by parents' divorce, she struggles to find happiness in England and Kenya, but such moments are brief as a result of the lack of love and support she sees in those that shoul......more

Modestly described as ‘a memoir of life in post-war London, colonial and post-colonial Kenya, and a dysfunctional family’, I must admit I was interested because I was also living in Kenya at the same time as Susie, during the difficult and dangerous transition to independence. I was delighted with th......more

I don't cry. Toward the end of this one, I had tears in my eyes. It's poignant, fun, real, and historical. I don't know of a book I've read lately that has covered in depth a British family at the end of the British occupation of Kenya that really has touched on the heart and soul of that period of......more