Life on the Move: The Ups and Downs of Living Abroad

Imagine handing over your passport in Saudi Arabia, being sent away with the ‘women and children’ in an evacuation from Congo, or catching a ride on the back of a stranger’s bike in China. These are just some of the surprising moments recounted by authors in this book. There’s also the moment of unexpected intimacy with an Italian mother-in-law; learning Arabic in a Syrian mosque; and the writer who found herself at a dinner party with your husband’s colleague and his multiple wives.Life abroad is an adventure that can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Sometimes there seems to be no middle ground. One things is for sure, living in a country other than your own is anything but ordinary!Life on the Move is filled with stories from woman who have experienced the highs and lows of being an expat. Turn the pages, share the love, loss, friendship and lessons learned across the continents.