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Expat - (Adventura Books) by Christina Henry de Tessan (Paperback)

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  • It's one thing to travel abroad--to stay in charming hotels and deliberate over whether to visit this museum or relax at that café even to head off the beaten track for a glimpse of "real" life--and another thing altogether to move to another country.
  • About the Author: Christina Henry de Tessan has worked in publishing in San Francisco and Seattle and as a freelance translator, editor, and book reviewer in Paris.
  • 320 Pages
  • Travel, Essays & Travelogues
  • Series Name: Adventura Books

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About the Book



It's one thing to travel in a foreign country but it's another thing altogether to move there. In these stories, several women tell how the realities of living abroad match up to the fantasy. In accounts on food shopping in China to child rearing in India to socializing in Ireland, these women give fascinating glimpses of what it's really like to start over in a new country.



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It's one thing to travel abroad--to stay in charming hotels and deliberate over whether to visit this museum or relax at that café even to head off the beaten track for a glimpse of "real" life--and another thing altogether to move to another country. Expat chronicles the experiences of twenty-two ordinary women living extraordinary lives in outposts as far flung as Borneo, Ukraine, India, Greece, Brazil, China and the Czech Republic.

In vivid detail, these writers share how the realities of life abroad match up to the expat fantasy. One woman negotiates the rough courtesies of Serbia, finding lives limned by harshness and an insurmountable spirit. Another is tutored on English manners by an eclectic bunch from Liverpool: "The cardinal sin in America is to be insincere, whereas the cardinal sin in England is to be boring." For some, their new home prompts them to reconnect or confront lost parts of themselves: One woman rediscovers her Judaism--in Japan; another writer's Western outlook is challenged by Javanese mysticism.

Many share their own naíve blunders and private confessions: a Thanksgiving dinner that doesn't translate in Paris, a sudden yearning for bad Hollywood films. And all discover that what it means to be "American" is redefined, again and again. taps into the bewilderment, the joys and surprises of life overseas, where the challenges often take unexpected forms and the obstacles overcome are all the more triumphant.

Featuring an astonishing range of perspectives, destinations and circumstances, this collection offers a beautiful portrait of expatriate life.



About the Author



Christina Henry de Tessan has worked in publishing in San Francisco and Seattle and as a freelance translator, editor, and book reviewer in Paris. She recently coedited A Woman Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe. She lives on an island outside of Seattle.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.44 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .85 Inches (D)
Weight: .73 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Travel
Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues
Series Title: Adventura Books
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
Format: Paperback
Author: Christina Henry de Tessan
Language: English
Street Date: June 20, 2002
TCIN: 94487326
UPC: 9781580050708
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-0177
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.73 pounds
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