Fans of Alexandra Fuller鈥檚 earlier memoirs (鈥淒on鈥檛 Let鈥檚 Go to the Dogs Tonight鈥 and 鈥淐ocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness鈥) about her life and travels in the former Rhodesia, as well as Zaire, Malawi, and Mozambique, will not want to miss this sometimes disturbing but always compelling third volume, which tells how and why she left Africa for the United States. You can read the Monitor's full review of "Leaving Before the Rains Come" here.
