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Sunshine Soup, Nourishing the Global Soul – Book Review
Sunshine Soup, Nourishing the Global Soul Jo Parfitt Summertime Publishing Paperback, 405 pages Price € 10.00 www.joparfitt.com When Jo Parfitt announced that she was going to publish her debut novel she confessed that she was terrified. From someone who has published twenty-seven … Continue reading
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Oops, I did it Again!
We have new neighbours, which is nice because the old ones were a young Dutch couple with small children with whom we had nothing in common. So I was thrilled to hear that our new neighbours are……… a young Dutch … Continue reading
Life Overseas: Super or Superficial?
‘Het expat leven is zóóóó superficieel,’ says Annelie, rolling her long lashed eyes as she walks away to go pour herself another cup of coffee. I don’t move; I’m stunned. I am being told that expat life is superficial! Annelie and … Continue reading
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Tagged Expat, Expat wife, Holland, Humour, The Netherlands, Trailing Spouse
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Diplomatic Incidents – book review
Diplomatic Incidents Cherry Denman John Murray Publishers £ 16.99 Pages 214 Cherry Denman, who is a successful children’s book illustrator in her own right, describes in her memoires how her comfy London life abruptly changes from orderly queues and pork pies … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Denman, Expat, Expat wife, Family, Humour, Trailing Spouse
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Reincarnation as an Expat Wife
“I would love to be reincarnated as an expat wife”, my husband, Hans, claims, half jokingly – I hope – leaning comfortably into his large wicker chair on the terrace of our house in Cairo. Our jasmine filled garden stretches … Continue reading
