Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness
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New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Physical Description
238 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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Big Horn Co. - Greybull Branch - Nonfiction | 968.9 FUL | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. Library - Basin - Nonfiction | 968.9 FUL | On Shelf | |
Carbon Co. Rawlins Library - Nonfiction | 968.91 FULLER | On Shelf | |
Casper College Library - Main Collection | DT2984 .F85 F85 2011 | On Shelf | |
Crook Co. Library - Wyoming Collection | WYO B FULLER FUL | On Shelf |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
British -- Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Childhood and youth.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Family.
Fuller, Nicola, -- 1944-
Mothers and daughters -- Zimbabwe -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
Women -- Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- History -- 1965-1980.
Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Childhood and youth.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Family.
Fuller, Nicola, -- 1944-
Mothers and daughters -- Zimbabwe -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
Women -- Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- History -- 1965-1980.
Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs.
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Summary
In this sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, the author returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. In this book she braids a multilayered narrative around the perfectly lit, Happy Valley era Africa of her mother's childhood; the boiled cabbage grimness of her father's English childhood; and the darker, civil war torn Africa of her own childhood. At its heart, this is the story of Fuller's mother, Nicola. Born on the Scottish Isle of Skye and raised in Kenya, Nicola holds dear the kinds of values most likely to get you hurt or killed in Africa: loyalty to blood, passion for land, and a holy belief in the restorative power of all animals. The author interviewed her mother at length and has captured her inimitable voice with remarkable precision. We see Nicola and Tim Fuller in their lavender colored honeymoon period, when east Africa lies before them with all the promise of its liquid equatorial light, even as the British empire in which they both believe wanes. But in short order, an accumulation of mishaps and tragedies bump up against history until the couple finds themselves in a world they hardly recognize. We follow the Fullers as they hopscotch the continent, running from war and unspeakable heartbreak, from Kenya to Rhodesia to Zambia, even returning to England briefly. But just when it seems that Nicola has been broken entirely by Africa, it is the African earth itself that revives her. A story of survival and madness, love and war, loyalty and forgiveness, this book is an intimate exploration of the author's family. In the end we find Nicola and Tim at a coffee table under their Tree of Forgetfulness on the banana and fish farm where they plan to spend their final days. In local custom, the Tree of Forgetfulness is where villagers meet to resolve disputes and it is here that the Fullers at last find an African kind of peace. -- From publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fuller, A. (2011). Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra, 1969-. 2011. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra, 1969-. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Penguin Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Penguin Press, 2011.
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