Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness (Paperback)

from SilversReviews

We all should have our own Tree of Forgetfulness.....what a wonderful thought. "People often ask why my parents haven't left Africa. Simply put they have been possessed by the land. Land is Mum's love affair and it is Dad's religion." Page 117 From the beautiful landscape of the Isle of Skye in S...

from BillPilgrim

I also read and greatly enjoyed Fuller's first memoir, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, which is mostly about her childhood growing up in Rhodesia at the end of its colonial rule. This book is about her parent's lives, mostly her mother's. Or, at least, her mother is the greater source of mate...

from St.CroixSue

Sequel to Fuller's memoir, Don't Let's go to the Dogs Tonight. Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Fuller returns to Africa to recount the story of her mother Nicola Fuller of Central Africa. Mishaps and tragedies; a story of courage in a changing Africa.

from etxgardener

Alexandra Fuller's first book, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonifht focused on her own experiences growing up in Africa during its turbulent transition from colonial dependency to independence. In that book, her parents, at least to me, did not come off in the most attractive light. They seemed to ...

from bobbieharv

I LOVED Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight and I LOVED this just as much. My only caveat is that it seemed to be written for Fuller's mother, to make up for what her mother called That Awful Book. Even so, it seemed as candid and honest as the first book: not pulling any punches, but adding depth...