Leaving before the rains come
(Book)
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Published
New York, New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
ISBN
9781594205866, 1594205868
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 968.91 FUL | On Shelf |
Bedford Park Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG Fuller | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY FULLER | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult Biography | B FULLER | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | BIO FUL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Courtship -- Biography.
Divorce -- Psychological aspects.
Divorced women -- Biography.
Fathers and daughters -- Biography.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969-
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Divorce.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Family.
Intercountry marriage.
Women -- Biography.
Wyoming -- Biography.
Zambia -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs.
Zimbabweans -- United States -- Biography.
Courtship -- Biography.
Divorce -- Psychological aspects.
Divorced women -- Biography.
Fathers and daughters -- Biography.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969-
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Divorce.
Fuller, Alexandra, -- 1969- -- Family.
Intercountry marriage.
Women -- Biography.
Wyoming -- Biography.
Zambia -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Biography.
Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs.
Zimbabweans -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York, New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781594205866, 1594205868
Notes
Description
A child of the Rhodesian wars and daughter of two deeply complicated parents, Alexandra Fuller is no stranger to pain. But the disintegration of Fuller's own marriage leaves her shattered. Looking to pick up the pieces of her life, she finally confronts the tough questions about her past, about the American man she married, and about the family she left behind in Africa. Fuller begins with the dreadful first years of the American financial crisis when Fuller's delicate balance -- between American pragmatism and African fatalism, the linchpin of her unorthodox marriage -- irrevocably fails. Recalling her unusual courtship in Zambia -- elephant attacks on the first date, sick with malaria on the wedding day -- Fuller struggles to understand her younger self as she overcomes her current misfortunes. She soon realizes what is missing from her life is something that was always there: the brash and uncompromising ways of her father, the man who warned his daughter that "the problem with most people is that they want to be alive for as long as possible without having any idea whatsoever how to live." Fuller's father -- "Tim Fuller of No Fixed Abode" as he first introduced himself to his future wife -- was a man who regretted nothing and wanted less, even after fighting harder and losing more than most men could bear. Threading panoramic vistas with her deepest revelations as a fully grown woman and mother, Fuller reveals how, after spending a lifetime fearfully waiting for someone to show up and save her, she discovered that, in the end, we all simply have to save ourselves.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fuller, A. (2015). Leaving before the rains come . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra, 1969-. 2015. Leaving Before the Rains Come. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra, 1969-. Leaving Before the Rains Come Penguin Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fuller, Alexandra. Leaving Before the Rains Come Penguin Press, 2015.
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