Scribbling the Cat

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When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller visited her parents in Zambia for Christmas, she inquired about a nearby banana farmer known as a "tough bugger." Her father's warning to avoid him—"Curiosity scribbled the cat"—didn't deter her from forming an unusual friendship with K, a white African and Rhodesian war veteran. In her beautifully crafted prose, Fuller explores this complex relationship. K is a man of contradictions: a tattooed, battle-scarred figure, both feral and resilient, yet also a born-again Christian who weeps over his failed romances and is haunted by memories of war. His experiences were brutal, marked by racial conflict, jungle battles, and the suffering of innocents, leaving him with blood on his hands. Together, Fuller and K embark on a journey through Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to revisit war scenes and meet fellow veterans. This journey into the past is filled with somber reflections and unexpected humor. Fuller's narrative offers an unbiased, unsentimental view of men grappling with their wartime actions and the struggle to reconcile with their pasts. Through these men, she provides insight into life in Africa, a land fraught with challenges that make its inhabitants both hardened and vulnerable. The book presents a haunting exploration of war, Africa, and the fragile boundaries of sanity.