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Book SynopsisWhen Jay's husband lands a diplomatic job in Warsaw, she jumps at the chance to escape a predictable life in Canberra for adventure in the heart of central Europe. From glamorous cocktail parties and dining with presidents, to snowy sleigh rides and drinking vodka in smoky bars, Jay is thrown into all that embassy life has to offer. She comes to realize that three things in Poland are certain: death, taxes, and that shop assistants won't have any change. What is less certain is whether her marriage will survive its third Polish winter.

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Book SynopsisAs a child, Julie dreamed of being somewhere else, of making a difference. Now, she cannot wait to meet the nuns she will live with and the children she will provide physiotherapy for in Ethiopia. But Julie has trouble sticking to convent rules and soon finds herself wondering how much difference a single physio can make anyway. When she takes a teaching role at a university, Julie finally feels closer to fulfilling her dreams -- training Ethiopias first physiotherapists, treating paediatric patients, and losing her heart to a handsome colleague. Then civil unrest reaches the university, forcing Julies students to choose between their safety and their future. When it comes to being a part of change, why do all steps feel like small steps?

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Book SynopsisWhen an American woman and her British husband decide to buy a two-hundred-year-old cottage in the heart of the ;Cotswolds, they're hoping for an escape from their ;London ;lives. Instead, their decision about whether or not to have a child plays out against a ;backdrop of village ;fêtes, rural rambles, and a cast of eccentrics clad in corduroy and tweed. ; Americashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage ;begins with the simultaneous ;purchase of a ;Cotswold cottage and Richardson's ill-advised decision to tell her grandchild-hungry parents that she is going to try to have a baby. As she transitions from urban to rural life, she is forced to confront both her ambivalence about the idea of motherhood and the reality of living with a spouse who sees the world as a glass half-full. Part memoir, part travelogue - and including field guides to narrative-related Cotswold ;walks - ;Americashire ;is a candid, humorous tale of marriage, illness, and big life decisions. ;Table of Contents Contents Part One: Weekender Pink Foil Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A House with a Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fairs and F.tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Irish Nachos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The £400 Fruitcake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Field Guide Number One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Rural Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Horse Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Strange Customs of the English at Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Field Guide Number Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 New Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 The Mistress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Cotswold Cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Autumn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Gluttony in Gloucestershire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Checkpoint Charlie with Palm Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Part Two: In Residence New Job, New Nemesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Field Guide Number Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Cockaleekie, Neeps, and Tatties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Sunday Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Big Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 The Grand National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Les Ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 This Little Piggy Went to Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 The Game Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 The Not-So-Simple Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Field Guide Number Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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