The Lives of Beryl Markham

Drawing on her own long association with Markham as well as diaries letters and interviews Errol Trzebinski unravels the complexities of one of the century''s great personalities.Markham''s memoir West with the Night was rediscovered in 1983 and became an instant bestseller though shadowed by rumors that Markham was not the actual author. Trzebinski here puts the question of authorship to rest as she answers many other questions about Markham in this riveting true story of courage rivalry sexual intrigue and revenge.