Product Description

Fourteen years after fleeing Kenya with her baby daughter, Corinne returned in the summer of 2004 to meet Lketinga and his family again in their village, Barsaloi. Nervous as she was, and uncertain as to how he would react on seeing her again, she found to her relief that she was welcomed unreservedly by all those who remembered her - by Lketinga, who still thought of her as his 'wife number one', by his brother, James, now a schoolteacher and especially by Lketinga's mother, who had looked after Corinne with such care all those years before. Corinne Hofmann revisits an area of a country which she cares about passionately, describing in her immensely readable style the changes she saw after her time away, and once again bringing to life the atmosphere and characters in the Masai village.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12824 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
'Hofmann's publishers are still reeling from the success of her first book, The White Masai, which sold four million copies worldwide. Romantic ... (with) the nobility of African village life and wry reflection on its hardships' - Iain Finlayson, The Times"Her book is a page-turner, an extraordinary tale of love and naivety, folly and determination" - Sun HeraldPraise for The White Masai:'Hofmann is a talented writer, describing with unflinching detail the consequences of a passion that combines the element of a holiday romance with troubling fantasies about the noble savage. Gripping - Joan Smith, Independent'This extraordinary story is a dashing tale of love and adventure in contemporary Kenya' - Mavis Cheek, Daily Mail Critic's Choice'A deliciously readable book - it really is possible to gulp it down in one long sitting' - Mail on Sunday'The White Masai has already sold four million copies in Europe and has now been turned into a big Hollywood film. Theses successes suggest that, in publishing terms at least, Corinne Hofmann has finally struck gold' - Ireland on Sunday'An extraordinary and unputdownable tale' - Bookseller'It's a truly riveting read, better than any reality TV show' - Publishing News

About the Author
Corinne Hofmann was born in 1960 of a French mother and a German father in Frauenfield in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, now lives in a villa on Lake Lugano with her teenage daughter. She had an international bestseller with The White Masai, an autobiographical account of her life in Kenya, which has since been translated into more than twenty languages and has spawned a film adaptation, seen by more than one million people when released in Germany in 2005. Her second book, Back from Africa described her attempt to start a new life back in Switzerland, and Reunion in Barsoli about her return to Kenya where husband and wife are reunited, after 14 years are still riding high on the bestseller lists.

Customer Reviews

The perfect ending to the perfect story
I read Return to Barsolai in one day, soon after reading The White Masai for the first time. Although it's not as captivating as the first memoir, I must say it's likely because endings are never as exciting as beginnings. It's definitely a must-read for anyone who loved White Masai, or wants to learn more about what life in modern-day Africa is like.

Excellent Sequel!
After reading 'The White Masai' over a space of 2 days, I simply could not wait to read 'Reunion in Barsaloi'. Seeing that the release date of the novel was not until September 2nd, I got in touch with Corinne's publishers in London and with the help of one person, I got to read this book long before it's UK release date.

Corinne Hofmann leaves out no details and kindly shares her life with her readers. I was intrigued to find out what would happen when she returns to her African family and her once Masai Warrior lover. The book is so touching, and seeing that I have a keen interest in the culture which surrounds Africa, particularly the Swahili language, I found myself pleased when I was able to read one of the Swahili words within the novel and think "I know what that means!"

Having never been to Kenya before, but having a few friends who come from that part of the world, Corinne Hofmann has only made my desire to travel to Africa much more intense.

This book is a wonderful sequel and I really cannot wait now until the movie of "The White Masai" is released throughout the UK.

Anyone who has read the first book, will definitely enjoy this as a followup.

Poor Follow Up
Having read, and loved the White Masai, in just a couple of days, I was looking greatly forward to this follow up book. Having rushed out to buy it as soon as it was published, I read in as soon as I could. However, I was most dissapointed. My thoughts echo the review previous to mine. I felt that the information in this book was minimal and lacked detail or depth. It seems like a half hearted attempt of a book with no interest built up at all. Every chapter is short, lasting only a few pages, which to be honest were uninteresting and in places down right boring. Compared to the first book which was full of detail, depth, emotion and character, this book has nothing. I did finish the book to see it through, but would not think of ever picking it up again.