Publisher's Synopsis
The warm-hearted story of one family's journey to a land of dreams - thousands of miles from home... Despite the austerity of 1950s Manchester, Billy and Laura Hopkins are in seventh heaven as they return from honeymoon, but their euphoria evaporates when they try to find a home of their own. With a baby on the way and the bills mounting, they yearn for more than Billy's teaching salary can offer. Then Billy hears an appeal for Education Officers in Kenya. The glowing description of life in the colony makes it a tempting alternative to rainy Britain. After much hesitation and advice, Billy and Laura set off on a BOAC Argonaut for Nairobi and an exotic new life...
