Carrie Frais and Jane Mitchell are the Brits behind popular website www.mumabroad.com. Both are based in Spain and are fine writers. Last year they decided to reach out to other expatriate mothers in places such as France and Australia and ask them to tell their stories in the anthology that became #LivingTheDream. This is no… Read More Jo Parfitt Reviews #LivingTheDream
“As an expat living in Spain for 14 years, this book resonates in a way that other accounts don’t. It speaks to the slices of life, good and bad, that people don’t think or talk about enough, when they envision living abroad and it hit home in a very powerful and real way.” Sam Mednick… Read More Great Reviews for #LivingTheDream
Expat, author, Lindsay de Feliz, was cruelly murdered in December 2019 near her home in the Dominican Republic. Lindsay wrote about her extraordinary life in her witty and candid best-selling memoirs What About Your Saucepans and Life After My Saucepans. To honour Lindsay, Summertime Publishing and Springtime Books have introduced the 2020 Lindsay de Feliz… Read More Introducing the Lindsay de Feliz New Writer of Expat Memoir Award
Q: Why do you think your book needed to be written? A: It shows a different side of the country and explains more about the culture of the Dominican people. It also shows that however tough things may be, and whatever fears you have, you can get over them. More from Lindsay | About the Book
‘At 7 months, I embarked on my first international trip. On March 6, 1957, we headed out from Rangoon to Beirut, Lebanon. Because of the different electric voltages around the world, my parents carried a 110 electric hot plate as well as a 220 one, a pan in which to sterilize bottles for my milk… Read More Expat Alien by Kathleen Gamble – book excerpt
Rebelling against her mother’s interference in her love life, Madeleine set out to travel Europe alone. By the time she arrived in the Netherlands in 1970 her savings had dried up and she needed to make a decision that would have long-term implications for her future. Madeleine accepted a job as an au pair for… Read More Dutch News Reviews Passage of the Stork
Book trailer for Passage of the Stork, Delivering the Soul by Madeleine Lenagh
Six months into their Turkish affair, Jack and Liam, a gay couple from London, took lodgings in the oldest ward of Bodrum Town. If they wanted to shy away from the curtain-twitchers, they couldn’t have chosen a worse position. Their terrace overlooked Turkey Street like the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the middle-aged infidels stuck… Read More Jack Scott: Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum
Expats and non-expats alike will enjoy Adelaide’s story and learning about Iran’s rich culture and evolution, and marvel at the honest insights Adelaide reveals about herself. It’s also interesting to read about Adelaide’s strong faith and how it kept her going in the hard times. Passage to Persia is an uplifting and insightful account of Dr.… Read More Passage to Persia: Review by Expat Woman
Madeleine grows up in a home filled with secrets, occasional violence, and little affection. A shy and sensitive child, she feels at home in nature and in the world of books. As a young adult, she escapes to the Netherlands and settles down to raise a family and build a career. But her real journey… Read More Passage of the Stork by Madeleine Lenagh