Book Reviews, Expat Resources

Holding the Fort Abroad – What the Experts Say

“Not only a must-read book for every expat with a travelling partner, but it should also be a job description option on LinkedIn!” Mariam Ottimofiore, author of This Messy Mobile Life “A powerful self-help guide needed in a space where solo-parenting is not openly talked about enough.” Navine Eldesouki, founder of Coffee with an Expat… Read More Holding the Fort Abroad – What the Experts Say

Author Interviews, Book Reviews

Jo Parfitt Reviews Brave(ish) a Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti

I recently had the good fortune to discover a new memoir by an ex-expat turned author, Margaret Davis Ghielmetti. From Chicago, her marriage to Patrick from Switzerland led her to live on several continents as a ‘trailing spouse’. So far not so unusual, right? (Not for followers of Expatbookshop.com anyway.) Only, Patrick works for the… Read More Jo Parfitt Reviews Brave(ish) a Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti