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"A nice leg for a riding boot"

Alexandra looks to her family's colourful past in order to make sense of the present. Bold memoir read by Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Alexandra looks to her family's colourful past in order to make sense of the present.

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 eccentricities, chaos and dangers of life in Africa.

In 1992, after her parents had seen off all other suitors, Alexandra Fuller married Charlie Ross, a charismatic 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 2015.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Tracy-Ann Oberman
Author Alexandra Fuller
Abridger Richard Hamilton
Producer Justine Willett

Broadcasts

  • Wed 18 Feb 2015 09:45
  • Thu 19 Feb 2015 00:30
  • Wed 30 Oct 2019 14:45
  • Thu 31 Oct 2019 02:45

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