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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Alexandra Fuller returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. In Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller returns to Africa and to her unforgettable family. At the heart of this family, and central to the lifeblood of her latest story, is Fullers iconically courageous mother, Nicola or, Nicola Fuller of Central Africa, as she sometimes prefers to be known. Born on the Scottish Isle of Skye to a warlike clan of highlanders and raised in Kenyas perfect equatorial light, Nicola holds dear the 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. With a lifetime of admiration behind her and after years of interviews and research, Fuller has recaptured her mothers inimitable voice with remarkable precision.
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Alexandra Fuller is the author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Scribbling the Cat. She was born in England and grew up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia.Photo by Dbaxa (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
