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From 1972 to 1990, Alexandra Fuller grew up on farms in the remotest regions of Africa. While her father was away for long stretches of time, fighting on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, her mother managed the farming work, with a fierceness and passion fuelled by a love of life and an almost illogical love for Africa.
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2011
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"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...
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Random House
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c2003
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10 paperbacks.
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From 1972 to 1990, Alexandra Fuller grew up on farms in the remotest regions of Africa. While her father was away for long stretches of time, fighting on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, her mother managed the farming work, with a fierceness and passion fuelled by a love of life and an almost illogical love for Africa.
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