Leaving before the Rains Come - 5. It's not supposed to happen this way
Leaving before the Rains Come Episode 5 of 5: 'It's not supposed to happen this way'
In a follow-up to the award-winning memoir "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight", Alexandra Fuller charts her tempestuous marriage to the man she thought would save her from the chaos of life in southern Africa.
In 1992, after her parents had seen off all other suitors, Alexandra Fuller married Charlie Ross, a charismatic adventurer and polo player, and the only man who seemed able to stand up to her parents. In this witty, frank and courageous memoir, Fuller charts their twenty tempestuous years together from brutal beauty of the Zambezi to the mountains and plains of Wyoming.
Today: a tragic accident threatens to change everything.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton Producer: Justine Willett Reader: Tracy-Ann Oberman.
First broadcast: 20 Feb 2015 (b052m59l) http://vk.com/wall-84750475_22