LEADER 00000czm 2200505Ia 4500 001 ocn752311437 003 OCoLC 005 20141231184858.0 006 m d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 110914s2011 nyuab o 000 0beng 019 756658731 020 9781101517703 (electronic bk.) 020 9781101508305 (electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)752311437|z(OCoLC)756658731 037 6B24B3FE-5B17-4B21-8E6A-DD6F4B4D203A|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 FN4|cFN4|dFN4|dTEFOD|dJFN|dUtOrBLW|erda 043 f-rh--- 049 JFNA 092 968.91/04092 099 eBook OverDrive/Libby 100 1 Fuller, Alexandra,|d1969- 245 10 Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness|h[OverDrive/ Libby electronic resource]|cAlexandra Fuller. 264 1 New York :|bPenguin Press,|c2011. 300 1 online resource (238 pages) :|billustrations, map 336 unspecified|bzzz|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 505 0 pt. 1. Nicola Fuller of Central Africa learns to fly -- Nicola Huntingford is born -- Nicola and the fancy dress parties -- Roger Huntingford's war -- Nicola Huntingford learns to ride -- Nicola Fuller of Central Africa goes to her high school reunion -- Nicola Huntingford, the Afrikaner, and the perfect horse -- Nicola Huntingford and the Mau Mau -- pt. 2. Tim Fuller of no fixed abode -- Nicola Fuller and the perfect house -- Rhodesia: Round one -- Nicola Fuller in England -- Rhodesia: Round two -- Olivia -- Nicola Fuller and the end of Rhodesia -- pt. 3. Nicola Fuller of Central Africa and the tree of forgetfulness -- Nicola Fuller of Central Africa at home - - Nicola Fuller of Central Africa: the soundtrack. 520 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. 533 Electronic reproduction.|nRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1124 KB). 588 Description based on print version record. 600 10 Fuller, Nicola,|d1944- 600 10 Fuller, Alexandra,|d1969-|xFamily. 600 10 Fuller, Alexandra,|d1969-|xChildhood and youth. 650 0 Mothers and daughters|zZimbabwe|vBiography. 650 0 Women|zZimbabwe|vBiography. 650 0 British|zZimbabwe|vBiography. 651 0 Zimbabwe|vBiography. 651 0 Zimbabwe|xSocial life and customs. 651 0 Zimbabwe|xHistory|y1965-1980. 655 7 Electronic books.|2local 776 08 Fuller, Alexandra, 1969-|tCocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness.|dNew York : Penguin Press, 2011 |z9781594202995|w(DLC) 2011010233|w(OCoLC)682892580 856 40 |uhttps://naperville.overdrive.com/media/|zAvailable on OverDrive/Libby.