Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: Picador Classic by Alexandra Fuller (English

Description: Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller, Anne Enright With an introduction by Anne Enright. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How you see a country depends on whether you are driving through it, or live in it. How you see a country depends on whether or not you can leave it, if you have to.As the daughter of white settlers in war-torn 1970s Rhodesia, Alexandra Fuller remembers a time when a schoolgirl was as likely to carry a shotgun as a satchel. This is her story - of a civil war, of a quixotic battle with nature and loss, and of a familys unbreakable bond with the continent that came to define, scar and heal them.Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2002, Alexandra Fullers classic memoir of an African childhood is suffused with laughter and warmth even amid disaster. Unsentimental and unflinching, but always enchanting, it is the story of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. Notes Picador Classic edition of this memoir of civil war, a quixotic battle against nature and loss, and of one familys unbreakable bond with Africa. Back Cover How you see a country depends on whether you are driving through it, or live in it. How you see a country depends on whether or not you can leave it, if you have to. As the daughter of white settlers in war-torn 1970s Rhodesia, Alexandra Fuller remembers a time when a schoolgirl was as likely to carry a shotgun as a satchel. This is her story - of a civil war, of a quixotic battle with nature and loss, and of a familys unbreakable bond with the continent that came to define, scar and heal them.Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2002, Alexandra Fullers classic memoir of an African childhood is suffused with laughter and warmth even amid disaster. Unsentimental and unflinching, but always enchanting, it is the story of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. Fuller writes with devastating humour and directness about desperate circumstances . . . tender, remarkable Daily Telegraph A book that deserves to be read for generations Guardian Flap How you see a country depends on whether you are driving through it, or live in it. How you see a country depends on whether or not you can leave it, if you have to. As the daughter of white settlers in war-torn 1970s Rhodesia, Alexandra Fuller remembers a time when a schoolgirl was as likely to carry a shotgun as a satchel. This is her story - of a civil war, of a quixotic battle with nature and loss, and of a familys unbreakable bond with the continent that came to define, scar and heal them. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2002, Alexandra Fullers classic memoir of an African childhood is suffused with laughter and warmth even amid disaster. Unsentimental and unflinching, but always enchanting, it is the story of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. Fuller writes with devastating humour and directness about desperate circumstances . . . tender, remarkable Daily Telegraph A book that deserves to be read for generations Guardian Author Biography Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. She moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with her family when she was two. After that countrys war of independence (1980) her family moved first to Malawi and then Zambia. She came to the United States in 1994. Her book Dont Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize in 2002 and a finalist for the Guardian First Book Award. Scribbling the Cat won the Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage in 2006. Review Like Frank McCourt, Fuller writes with devastating humour and directness about desperate circumstances . . . tender, remarkable * Daily Telegraph *A book that deserves to be read for generations * Guardian *Perceptive, generous, political, tragic, funny, stamped through with a passionate love for Africa . . . [Fuller] has a faultless hotline to her six-year-old self * Independent *This enchanting book is destined to become a classic of Africa and of childhood * Sunday Times *Wonderful book . . . a vibrantly personal account of growing up in a family every bit as exotic as the continent which seduced it . . . the Fuller family itself [is] delivered to the reader with a mixture of toughness and heart which renders its characters unforgettable * Scotsman *Her prose is fierce, unsentimental, sometimes puzzled, and disconcertingly honest . . . it is Fullers clear vision, even of the most unpalatable facts, that gives her book its strength. It deserves to find a place alongside Olive Schreiner, Karen Blixen and Doris Lessing * Sunday Telegraph * Promotional With an introduction by Anne Enright. Prizes Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2002 (UK) Long-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2002 (UK) Review Quote Like Frank McCourt, Fuller writes with devastating humour and directness about desperate circumstances . . . tender, remarkable Promotional "Headline" With an introduction by Anne Enright. Details ISBN144727508X Author Anne Enright Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 144727508X ISBN-13 9781447275084 Format Paperback Year 2015 Media Book Publication Date 2015-01-01 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 968.9104092 Subtitle Picador Classic Edition Main Market Ed. Audience Age 18 Series Picador Classic Pages 336 Language English UK Release Date 2015-01-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-01-31 NZ Release Date 2015-01-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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