Leaving Before the Rains Come

by Alexandra Fuller

Book Overview

The New York Times Bestseller from the author of Travel Light, Move Fast

One of the gutsiest memoirs I've ever read. And the writing--oh my god the writing.--Entertainment Weekly

A child of the Rhodesian wars and daughter of two deeply complicated parents, Alexandra Fuller is no stranger to pain. But the disintegration of Fuller's own marriage leaves her shattered. Looking to pick up the pieces of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594205868
• ISBN13: 9781594205866
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Touching and honest

Alexandra Fuller has become one of my favorite authors. Leaving Before The Rains Come is another of her beautifully written books of the end of her marriage. She writes with honesty, wisdom and vulnerability.