Expat Life Slice by Slice

From marauding monkeys to strange men in her bedroom from Africa to Australasia to America with stops in Melanesia the Caribbean and Europe along the way Apple Gidley vividly sketches her itinerant global life. The challenges of expatriation whether finding a home a job or a school are faced mostly with equanimity. Touched with humour and pathos places come alive with stories of people met and cultures learned with a few foreign faux pas added to the mix. A fascinating insight into the world of a lifelong expatriate with the joys excitement challenges and sadness that it entails told with great openness humour and honesty. Brian Friedman Founder and CEO - The Forum for Expatriate Management www.totallyexpat.com In a world where definitions of belonging and home are changing Apple shows us it is possible to live with joy in these new ways. Ruth E. Van Reken Letters Never Sent co-author Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds co-founder Families in Global Transition With a novelists expert control of dialogue a journalists eye for detail a loving mother and wifes compassion and a raconteurs ability to draw you into her fascinating life Apple Gidley has written a page-turner memoir. Anne P. Copeland PhD Executive Director The Interchange Institute www.interchangeinstitute.org