Elspeth与她的父母移居肯尼亚种植咖啡树,并与当地的土著和其他外国人建立了深厚的友谊,但美好的生活随着一战的影响波及到非洲而戛然而止Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings