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Death in the Andamans by MM Kaye takes place over Christmas in the late 1930s. Copper Randal’s school chum Valerie has invited Copper (christened Caroline Olivia Phoebe Elizabeth) to stay with her in the tropics. Valerie’s stepfather, Sir Lionel Masson, is the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman Islands, a group of islands
Continue reading Death In The Andamans: Expat Book Review The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education by Maya Frost.
Exchange Students Maya Frost has written a rather astonishing (to me, at least) how-to book. While her focus is ostensibly on how living and studying overseas is a powerful alternative to the standard US Continue reading Expat Books: The New Global Student Martin Chuzzlewit is not one of Charles Dickens’ best-known novels, but it’s always been one of my favorites because of the wonderful expat section. Martin Chuzzlewit was published in 1842, following by a few years the author’s first visit to the United States. Dickens’ description of the US is witty, satiric, and scathing in its depiction of national Continue reading Expat Books: Martin Chuzzlewit Desi Downey is the author of the book NiHowdy, her recently published account of her six years in China as a trailing spouse. We appreciate Desi sharing her first impression of her adopted country. Scroll down for a link to purchase the book.
New Feature: Books About Expats Just as we recently started a monthly series on Expat Films, this is the first of our new monthly series on Books About Expats. Once a month, we’ll review a book about an expat(s), and I welcome your suggestions on books to review. Just post a comment (click the link below) if you have a book in mind. And now . . . drumroll please. . . the first in our new Books About Expats series: A Year in Provence by Peter Continue reading Expat Books: A Year In Provence |
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