"They didn't roar and battle and laugh"
Alexandra struggles to keep afloat, when it seems her risk-free life in the US was an illusion. Read by Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Alexandra struggles to keep afloat, when her safe and risk-fee life in the US turns out to have been an illusion.
In a follow-up to the award-winning memoir "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight", Alexandra Fuller charts her temptestuous marriage to the man she thought would save her from the chaos of life in Africa.
In 1992, after her parents had seen off all other suitors, Alexandra Fuller married Charlie Ross, a charismatic adventurer and polo player, and the only man who seemed able to stand up to her parents. In this witty, frank and courageous memoir, Fuller charts their twenty tempestuous years together.
Read by Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
| Author | Alexandra Fuller |
| Abridger | Richard Hamilton |
| Producer | Justine Willett |
Broadcasts
Thu 19 Feb 201509:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 20 Feb 201500:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 31 Oct 201914:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 1 Nov 201902:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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