"Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" is a memoir by Alexandra Fuller that recounts her childhood growing up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1970s and 1980s. The book offers a vivid and unflinching portrayal of life in a war-torn country, as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Fuller's parents were white farmers who lived through the political and social upheavals of the time, and the memoir explores their struggles to hold on to their land and their way of life. Along the way, Fuller encounters a cast of colorful characters, including her eccentric mother, who is fiercely committed to defending her family and her way of life, and her father, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after fighting in World War II and the Rhodesian Bush War. The memoir offers a poignant and insightful look at a family and a country in crisis, and it has been widely praised for its honesty, humor, and vivid prose.
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