In 'Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness,' Alexandra Fuller weaves a vivid tapestry of her family's adventures and trials across the ever-changing backdrop of Africa. Through the eyes of her fierce and resilient mother, Nicola, who was born into a warlike clan on the Isle of Skye and grew up in the radiant light of Kenya, we experience the continent's sublime beauty and brutal history. As the British Empire fades, Nicola and her husband Tim Fuller pursue a life of passion for the land and their lineage, weathering wars, loss, and the challenges of farm life. With remarkable candor and a flair for the poetic, Fuller paints an intimate portrait of her parents in their twilight years as they find solace under the mystical Tree of Forgetfulness in Zambia—a place where the community gathers to reconcile and rest in the healing power of remembrance and the land itself.