Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

By Alexandra Fuller
256 pages; Penguin
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

"My family is bonkers. Would somebody please tell me how to embrace it and laugh?"

Fuller celebrates her mother's unconventional life in Africa with a book that's both prequel and sequel to her acclaimed memoir Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.

— Karen Holt

Printed from Oprah.com on Wednesday, May 22, 2013