Books

Jo Parfitt, Definite Articles

Jo Parfitt’s “Definite Articles: How to write and sell winning articles based on your overseas experience” (Summertime Publishing) is an eight-part course that will show you how to write articles as well as find the markets that are out there and get editors to say ‘yes’.

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Colleen Reichrath-Smith & Jo Parfitt, A Career in Your Suitcase (4th ed)

Career consultant, Colleen Reichrath-Smith, joins serial expat entrepreneur, Jo Parfitt, in the latest and most comprehensive incarnation of “A Career in Your Suitcase” (Summertime Publishing 2013)

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Lindsay de Feliz, What About Your Saucepans?

“What About Your Saucepans?” (Summertime Publishing 2013) is Lindsay de Feliz’s memoir about her expat life (and near-death) experiences in the Dominican Republic.

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Emmanuelle Payot Karpathakis, Pixie’s Holidays

“Pixie’s Holidays” (Summertime Publishing 2013) by relocation coach Emmanuelle Payot Karpathakis is a charming story for young children negotiating old and new friendships after a relocation or move. It is the sequel to “Pixie’s New Home”, also published by Summertime Publishing.

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Jo Parfitt, Write Your Life Stories

Jo Parfitt’s “Write Your Life Stories” (Summertime Publishing) is a hands-on workbook that will help you find your writer’s voice and put those stories on paper.

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Ahmad, Emigh, Gemmer, Menezes, Tonges & Willshire, Slurping Soup and Other Confusions Slurping Soup and Other Confusions

“Slurping Soup and Other Confusions” Summertime Publishing, 2013) is a collection of 23 real-life stories from third culture kids. Each story is followed by a related activity.

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Kristin Louise Duncombe, Trailing: A Memoir

Expat Bookshop welcomes Kristin Louise Duncombe, author of “Trailing: A Memoir” (Create Space, 2012), set in Nairobi, Kenya.

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David Hughes, Lliswerry: Growing Up in 1950s South Wales

  Lliswerry: Growing up in 1950s South Wales At the age of 22, David Hughes left his hometown in South Wales to attend university in Surrey, England, before starting upon a career that took him across the world for the next three decades. Lliswerry takes us a step back in time to David’s childhood and [...]

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Lynne Harkes, Spinach Soup for the Walls

We welcome Lynne Harkes, author of the memoir “Spinach Soup for the Walls: Finding my spirit in Africa” (Local Legend, 2012), to the Expat Bookshop

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Andrea Martins & Victoria Hepworth, Expat Women: Confessions

We welcome Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth, authors of “Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad” (Expat Women, 2011) to the Expat Bookshop

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