Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Audiobook

" Fun follow-up stories to her first novel. Humorous and enlightening of life in mid-Africa. "

" I loved 'Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight'' and this bio rounds the story off so well. I finally understand the author's parents and what kept them in Africa, no matter the setbacks. This is contemporary Africa, the Africa I know and love. "

" Just downloaded this book on my Kindle! I'm so excited to read it. Loved Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight by the same author who grew up on Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) "

" I love reading about the Fuller family... this awful book is one big love letter to Nicola Fuller of Central Africa and I truly hope she finds it worthy. "

" I cried my way through this book on a sun lounger during our yearly fly and flop holiday, which is light years away from the similar upbringing I shared with the author. I loved this book. "

" Love this book - love the humor, writing style, and the characters and events that seem too big and colorful to be non-fiction. A little slice of history, some very personal losses, a healthy serving of humor and pluck. Good stuff. "

" I rarely read a book in one day. I read nearly this entire book in one sitting. The story, the setting, and characters are fascinating. The fact that this is a story of the author's parents makes it even more fascinating. "

" I liked this book which is about BoBo,s mother but I think you should read them in order--don't let's go to the dogs tonight, scribbling the cat and than this one. They really give you insight on living in Africa. "

" The author just narrates her mother's life in Africa which wasn't much of a life to narrate. Not much about Africa, family moving from job to job .... "

" I enjoyed this book but it read almost like a supplement to some bigger thing. From the reviews I read, I think "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" might be that thing. "

" I didn't realize when I picked this up that it was a sequel. Once I got used to the author's way of jumping around a story, I enjoyed this read about a woman and her family growing up in southern Africa. It was good enough that I'm going to pick up the first book. "

" An autobiographical work that describes the authors family history and entwines it with vivid descriptions of Africa and the challenges of family life during the turbulent 20th century. Great fun short read. "

" I absolutely loved this book- could not put it down. It is written with such pathos and humor and yet describes the hard life in Africa of a family our age. I hope the author has another book in her as this is one of my all time favorites!!!!! "

" Engaging, informative, both funny and heartbreaking, you journey through her childhood in colonial Africa. Alexandra Fuller succeeds in transporting us into snapshots of her life. "

" Africa a brutal place to raise family and survive. this was a funny story but also very sad. "

" A memoir of life in Rhodesia as a sad and violent war enroches yet rich with family flavor and faithfulness. "

" If possible, even more poignant than "Don't let's go to the dogs tonight". "

" Utterly fascinating, complex, violent, compassionate, vivid, heartbreaking and funny, all at once. "

" Just barely a 3! I found the story too meandering, choppy, not terribly engaging. I was drawn to read it due to my affection for Africa. Disappointing--not in Africa, but in the people that the story was about. "

" Now I want to go have cocktails with Tim and Tub under the Tree of Forgetfulness! And Bobo, too, of course. "

" Great book about Africa! "

" Well written. Heartwarming, funny and tragic all at once. I enjoyed this book. "

" This was a wonderful story- I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was superb. Highly, highly recommend. "

" I enjoyed this book especially since I had not read the author's first memoir. Her parents were eccentric to say the least but also brave and survivors. Who knew what happened to the Caucasian Africans once independence and majority rule took over. "

" I've been reading childrens' memoirs of their parents lately and this one moves swiftly. I was prepared for the story as I'd read DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT. I particularly like the voice of this one, the way the author weaves her mother's words into her own observations. "

" Such a cool story - I want to be Nicola Fuller of Central Africa! "

" I liked the book. Africa is such a wonderfull place and we sometimes forget the history that got us here.<br/> "

" Her first book was more enjoyable (Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, but I liked this. "

" Loved it - but really<br/>the main thing to know is: the<br/>cover photo is real. "

" I loved the dry humor of her writing, as well as the story of a family that could have been termed disfunctional, but made their lives work in spite of war, poverty and family quirks. A different view of independence history of Rodesia (Zimbabwei) Zambia and Kenya. "

" I love reading about Alexandra &quot;Bobo&quot; Fuller's life and family growing up in Africa. She is undeniably candid about everything. <br/> <br/>This memoir focused on her focused on her parents (mainly her mother) and their life living in Africa. "