Foreign Service Reading List
A Broad Abroad: The Expat Wife's Guide to Successful Living Abroad
Comforting and irreverent, encouraging and practical, Robin Pascoe’s book for expatriate wives, the first honest account of the challenges of following a partner’s career overseas, is back in print and with a new name. Originally entitled, Culture Shock! A Wife’s Guide, this updated version has lost none of its original empathetic and honest advice for married women who have been catapulted into a foreign country. A Broad Abroad is as essential as an entry visa, packed with emotional and practical support for relocating your life.
“I’m very glad that this honest and supportive book will continue to guide and reassure new generations of expat women. This book was, and is, a landmark contribution to the cause.”
Patricia Linderman, co-author, The Expert Expat
"Everyone loves getting a letter or an email from a best friend. Well, imagine getting a loooong email from a best friend telling you what's in store for you as an expat spouse. You'd laugh and cry, and be oh so grateful that you had a friend who would tell it to you straight. That's how I felt when I read this book. And I wished that all my other non-expat friends would read it so that they'd also have a window into my own life for the last 29 years - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Whether this is your first move, or you've lost count of the number of moves as I have, you will enjoy what Robin has to say about this unconventional life we lead!"
Rebecca Grappo, M.Ed., Expat and Certified Educational Planner
Find out more about this book at Robin Pascoe's website website: http://www.expatexpert.com.