" Many times while reading this book I thought to put it down. I didn't, however and finished it but can't say I enjoyed it. Actually, it was somewhat disturbing. The mother in the book was mentally ill, and the family in many ways represents the worst of the British Empire expatriates. In another context they would have been no more than white trash. So, although it was all that, it some strange way it was captivating. The mother certainly had a love of animals, and the father seems to have been a hard-worker. The family was close. Fuller's childhood was indeed interesting--growing up in Africa in the midst of civil war and African nationalism. I don't know that I recommend this book, but if you have time you might want to check it out. "
— Caroline, 2/9/2014