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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781664434103
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ISBN: 9781664541931
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ISBN: 9781664699953
| Runtime: | 9.37 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
An Oprah Pick for Ten Titles for Pick Up Now
A 2015 Amazon Best Books of the Year Selection for Biographies & Memoirs
An Amazon Best Book of the Month for January 2015
A BookPage Book of the Day, February 2015
A 2015 Library Journal Best Audiobook
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A devastating and deft account of how her youth in Zambia and Zimbabwe led to the joys and disasters that followed her into adulthood.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“Fuller belongs in the pantheon of great memoirists, right alongside Mary
Karr, Tobias Wolff, and Frank McCourt. Not unlike those writers, Fuller has a
single trope—hers is a childhood spent as a British expat on a farm in
revolution-torn southern Africa—that she uses over and over to define and
clarify her life…While the book is ostensibly about their union, and its
ultimate dissolution, it is also about memory and childhood and nature and
modern life…Somehow, always, she finds another thread to weave into another
masterpiece.” —Amazon.com, editorial review
“Alexandra Fuller writes about her twenty-year marriage with American
Charlie Ross and its demise. With evocative detail, this talented author writes
about the couple’s life in the stark beauty of southern Africa and Wyoming;
their unorthodox courtship and wedding; their adventures and rapport; their
mistakes; their fateful differences; and her reflections on the loss of her
marriage and family. A memorable human document.” —Barnes&Noble.com, editorial review
“Powerful, raw, and painful, Fuller’s writing is so immediate, so vivid that
whether she’s describing the beauty of Zambia or the harrowing hours following
a devastating accident, she leaves the reader breathless. Another
not-to-be-missed entry from the gifted Fuller.” —Booklist (starred review)
“The rich narration of Fuller’s upbringing, sensibility, and loneliness make
clear that she remains one of the most gifted and important memoirists of our
time.” —Publishers Weekly
“Alexandra Fuller’s beautifully
accented voice, as rich and nuanced as her writing, makes her the perfect
narrator for her intimate memoir detailing the dissolution of her marriage…The
loss and regret this brings come through clearly as does her early joy and
optimism. Fuller’s gifted performance lets listeners share this deeply personal
journey through sadness to trust in a happier future.” —AudioFile
“Fuller’s talent as a storyteller
makes this memoir sing.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. In 1972, she moved with her family to a farm in southern Africa. She lived in Africa until her mid-twenties. In 1994, she moved to Wyoming. She is the author of three memoirs, including the New York Times bestseller Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 9.37 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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