Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
By Alexandra FullerA 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, whom readers first met in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, and of the price of being possessed by Africa's uncompromising, fertile, death-dealing land. We follow Tim and Nicola Fuller hopscotching the continent, restlessly trying to establish a home. War, hardship, and tragedy follow the family even as Nicola fights to hold on to her children, her land, her sanity. 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. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is Fuller at her very best. Alexandra Fuller is the author of several memoirs: Travel Light, Move Fast, Leaving Before the Rains Come, and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
Book details
- Paperback
- 256 pages
- English
- 0143121340
- 9780143121343
About Alexandra Fuller
alexandra fuller has written five books of non-fiction.her debut book, don’t let’s go to the dogs tonight: an african childhood (random house, Read More about Alexandra Fuller
More Books By Alexandra Fuller
People who bought this also bought
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal book by Jared Diamond
Ten: All the Foods We Love and 10 Perfect Recipes for Each book by Sheila Lukins
Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading book by John C. Maxwell
The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy book by Daniel A. Bell
Are You Ready? - The Gay Man's Guide to Thriving at Midlife by Rik Isensee
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? book by Timothy Freke
The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia book by Richard Overy
It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done book by Kathryn Petras
Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter book by Dan Ariely
Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control book by Ryan Holiday
Sara #1: Sara Learns the Secret about the Law of Attraction book by Esther Hicks
Aid and Other Dirty Business: How Good Intentions Have Failed the World's Poor book by Giles Bolton
Jewish Wisdom for Business Success : Lessons from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts by Levi Brackman