Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143121340 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Same book as "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight"" according to A. Murray. I loved, loved, loved "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" so I ran out and paid full-price for "Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness" as soon as I'd heard it was out. As I tore through through the first 100 pages, I wondered when Fuller would get to something new. She tells the same stories of her childhood, from slightly different perspectives and with a f. Five Stars Kathy Kiraly Another great book by Alexandra Fuller. Mum is so full of life, and has a great attitude.. "Five Stars" according to SO. One of the best books I've read
Her mum should be pleased.” — CLEVELAND PLAIN-DEALER“Fuller's narrative is a love story to Africa and her family. “Electrifying…Writing in shimmering, musical prose… Ms. She does not really explain that feeling—she is a writer who shows rather than tells—but through incident and anecdote she makes its effects clear, and its costs.” — THE WALL STREET JOURNAL“An artistic and emotional feat.” — THE BOSTON GLOBE“An eccentric, quixotic and downright dangerous tale with
In 1972, she moved with her family to a farm in southern Africa. She lived in Africa until her midtwenties. Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. . In 1994 she moved to Wyoming, where she now resides
But just when it seems that Nicola has been broken by the continent she loves, it is the African earth that revives and nurtures her. War, hardship, and tragedy follow the family even as Nicola fights to hold on to her children, her land, her sanity. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is Fuller at her very best.. We follow Tim and Nicola Fuller hopscotching the continent, restlessly trying to establish a home. A story of survival and war, love and madness, loyalty and forgiveness, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is an intimate exploration of Fuller’s parents and of the price of being possessed by Africa’s uncompromising, fertile, death-dealing land