Book Review:
Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight (2001)

Book written by Alexandra Fuller

Review by Amy Brathwaite

Of all the books I’ve read about Africa, this one stands out the most. This gripping tale of Alexandra Fuller’s childhood in Malawi, Rhodesia and Zambia is raw, gritty and heartwrenching. As a white African, she details her family’s journey as farmers in inhospitable terrain, with changing and challenging contexts constantly unfolding. Living through the violence of land resettlement, drought, isolation and loss, this moving tail paints an unforgiving picture of the struggles of one family in Africa. Fuller manages to find candor in the cruelty, laughter in the painful moments and brings her family’s story to life with richness, earnestness and honesty.

Originally published in The Habari Times, Volume 3, Number 6

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