Very moving and thoughtful story of Fuller's parents' lives in Africa and the shift from colonialism to African independence during their time there. Fuller balances a willingness to criticize her parents' worldview with a respect for the challenges they survived. She shows how much Africa changed over a very short period of time. Her family stories are often hilarious and the historical context she offers around events like the Mau Mau uprising and the Boer and Rhodesian wars are fascinating. She has an eye for detail that tells the story better than any litany of dates and events.