When the Sun Never Set

the long version

"In 1901, Charles Griffin joined the Colonial Legal Service as one of its first recruits and embarked on a journey to Africa with his young wife Aileen. Braving the long and uncomfortable journey up the Zambesi and into British Central Africa, the pioneer couple set up home in Nyasaland (now Malawi). They were the first of three generations of Griffins who travelled throughout the colonial world and devoted themselves to the Colonial Service.". "When the Sun Never Set traces the history of this family and the colonial way of life that has all but vanished since the end of the British Empire. Through the eyes of the Griffins, a portrait of the Colonial Service and its territories emerges. The authors give us glimpses of expatriate society and atmospheric descriptions of the countries they passed through, as well as valuable insights into the family lives of those in the service. When the Sun Never Set will inform and entertain all those interested in the history of the colonies and the families that helped to maintain an empire so vast that at one time the night never fell on its borders."--BOOK JACKET.