Leaving Before the Rains Come
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Leaving Before the Rains Come
By (Author) Alexandra Fuller
Vintage Publishing
Vintage
15th March 2016
18th February 2016
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography and non-fiction prose
968.9404092
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm
194g
Description
The sequel to the international bestseller Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight. The sequel to the bestselling Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Born in England and uprooted to southern Africa as a toddler by her parents, Alexandra Fuller experienced a unique upbringing - both coloured with tragedy and joy - against the backdrop of the Rhodesian wars. Following her marriage to American Charlie Ross, she leaves Africa for Wyoming in the United States. This sequel to the bestselling Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight vividly captures the highs, lows and ultimate dissolution of Fuller's twenty-year marriage and her unbreakable tie to her African past as she searches for explanations for the present and answers for the future. Interlaced with stories from her childhood in Africa, Fuller paints a brilliant picture of an expatriate's love for her homeland, a daughter's acceptance of her father and the moving journey of her marriage and divorce. Poignant, candid and wistfully humorous, Leaving Before the Rains Come will resonate with anyone who has ever fallen out of love - with a person, idea or a place - and into self-acceptance and the belief that only we can save ourselves. 'Remarkable, beautifully written and fantastically entertaining. a compulsive read' Observer
Reviews
Remarkable, beautifully written and fantastically entertaining a compulsive read * Observer *
[An] honest, powerful and moving memoir -- Kate Figes * Mail on Sunday *
[An] urgent, eloquently fearless book * Guardian *
[A] bold, brave memoir of [Fullers] emancipation from the past * The Times *
Fuller doesnt write misery memoirs. She writes warm, humorous and honest memoirs, and Leaving Before the Rains Come is another must-read * Sunday Express *
Author Bio
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 has three children.
