Word: kikuyu
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...fans will notice that the plots of the novel don't tie together as neatly as its predecessor. Whereas the relationship between Bridget's mother and her unctuous Portuguese suitor Julio was the plot lynchpin of the first novel, this time around the mother's adoption of Wellington, a Kikuyu who is much wiser than the muddle-headed, annoying mother, seems superfluous, included merely for the humorous possibilities. Moreover, the diary's focus on 1997, complete with references to the election of Tony Blair, dates it a bit, although it does allow Bridget to react to the death of Diana...
...with both teachers and fellow students might find the prospect of being whipped and/or otherwise humiliated by these authorities odd. This is not so for students familiar with corporal punishment. "We're very good friends with our teachers," says freshman Timothy Thairu '03, who attended Alliance High School in Kikuyu, Kenya. "There are just lines you wouldn't cross...