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Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness
Title:
Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness
ISBN:
9781410439413
Edition:
Large print ed.
Publication Information:
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
361 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
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 -- Nicola Fuller in Rhodesia: round one -- Nicola Fuller in England -- Nicola Fuller in 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.
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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. 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.
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