Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness / Alexandra Fuller.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.Description: 238 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781594202995 : HRD :
- 1594202990 : HRD :
- Fuller, Nicola, 1944-
- Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- -- Family
- Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- -- Childhood and youth
- Zimbabwe -- Biography
- Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs
- Zimbabwe -- History -- 1965-1980
- Mothers and daughters -- Zimbabwe -- Biography
- Women -- Zimbabwe -- Biography
- British -- Zimbabwe -- Biography
- 968.91/04092
- BÂ 22
- DT2984.F85Â F85 2011
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Independence Community College Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Community College Library | Adult Books | 968.91 FUL 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 32130627356907 | ||
| Book | Parsons Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Parsons Public Library | Adult Books | 968.91 F966 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34315000105785 |
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.
Traces the stories of the author's parents' respective childhoods in Kenya and England, recounts her own upbringing in Africa, and offers insight into the impact of their beliefs and the waning of the British empire on her parents' marriage.
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