Listen to full audiobooks for free on :#adhttps://amzn.to/499CVn8Title: Thalia Book Club: Memoirs of Africa with Alexadra Fuller and Wendy KannAuthor: Alexandra Fuller, Wendy KannNarrator: Alexandra Fuller, Wendy KannFormat: Original RecordingLength: 1 hr and 33 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 03-13-08Publisher: Symphony Space, Inc.Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & PanelsSummary:Alexandra Fuller (Scribbling the Cat and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight) and first-time author Wendy Kann (Casting with a Fragile Thread) discuss growing up in colonial Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. They tell many amusing and thoughtful anecdotes and reflect on their childhoods, the Rhodesian Bush War, revisiting a changed Africa as adults, the ties they have to the families and community that raised them in Africa, and the transition to living in the U.S.Fuller begins the evening with a hilarious introduction to her relationship with her mother and a short reading from her memoir, which is followed by Kann explaining why she decided to write a memoir and then reading from her work.This special event was recorded live as part of the Thalia Book Club series at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City.Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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