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Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And then – suddenly and incomprehensibly – her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra embarks on a journey up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains trying to find out how to grieve herself whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘For anyone who’s ever loved and lost, or ever will; in short, \u003cb\u003ea book for us all\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003eprofound and gripping memoir\u003c\/b\u003e about surviving unexpected, devastating loss’\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eProfound and defiantly enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A Book of the Year for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685714076021,"sku":"9781529931624","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44581494980786,"sku":"9781787335103","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529931624.jpg?v=1792598875"},{"product_id":"9781784700591","title":"Leaving Before the Rains Come","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eDon’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterlaced 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. 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She contends with his overwhelming absence, and her memories of a childhood spent running after him in southern and central Africa. She then faces seemingly irreparable family fallout, new love found and lost, and, eventually, further unimaginable bereavement. Bursting with pandemonium and tragedy, here is a story of joy, resilience and vitality, from a writer at the very height of her powers.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305442881909,"sku":"9781788163750","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788163750_f26e7870-6ad5-43bd-9b09-0fd3ad5ea90f.jpg?v=1786027023"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-alexandra-fuller.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}