author, 'Leaving Before the Rains Come'
Author of the memoir Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, The Legend of Colton H. Bryant, and Leaving Before the Rains Come
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Alexandra Fuller
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Alexandra Fuller and 'Leaving Before the Rains Come' Alexandra Fuller had an extremely unconventional childhood in southern Africa, which she described vividly in her first bestselling memoir, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight . A civil war raged, tropical diseases were common, dangerous hippos lurked in nearby waters, and her family had more than its fair share of tragedy.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Alexandra Fuller and “Leaving Before the Rains Come” Alexandra Fuller had an extremely unconventional childhood in southern Africa, which she describes vividly in her first bestselling memoir, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight . A civil war raged, tropical diseases were common, dangerous hippos lurked in nearby waters, and her family had more than its fair share of tragedy.
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