{"product_id":"packing-up-9781408846926","title":"Packing Up","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fabulous follow-up memoir to the word-of-mouth sensation \u003ci\u003eDiplomatic Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hilarious and hair-raising by turns'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Refreshingly candid. Wherever in the world she is writing from, her warmth and her sharp observations won't fail to delight'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Orlando Bird,\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Such a pleasure to read'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Sainsbury's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBrigid Keenan was a successful young London fashion journalist when she fell in love with a diplomat and left behind the gilt chairs of the Paris salons for a large chicken shed in Nepal.  Her bestselling account of life as a trailing spouse', \u003ci\u003eDiplomatic Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e, won the hearts of thousands in countries all over the world.     Now, in her further adventures, we find Brigid in Kazakhstan, where AW, her husband, contracts Lyme disease from a tick, the local delicacy is horse meat sausage a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo funny and frank and moving * \u003cb\u003eDeborah Moggach\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and hair-raising by turns * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eSuch a pleasure to read * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSainsbury’s Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eWith flashes of Nancy Mitford wit about embassy life, as a Facebook neophyte and surviving cancer, Brigid Keenan is as skittish as a kitten with needle claws, as stricken as a deer in headlights, and as smart as a cage of monkeys. Brava! * \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eBrigid Keenan is the reincarnation of Norman Wisdom, Inspector Clouseau and Frank Spencer rolled into one. Everything she touches turns into farce ... Here’s an idea, which, in exchange for an Executive Producer’s credit, I shall divulge – that, without delay, lovably eccentric Brigid gets to be portrayed by Emma Thompson in a classic TV sitcom -- Roger Lewis * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e[A]vibrant sequel to \u003ci\u003eDiplomatic Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e ... something interesting on every page -- Philippa Williams * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lady \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eKeenan has an eye for farce, documenting missed flights, lost luggage and misunderstandings ... She is refreshingly candid. Wherever in the world she is writing from, her warmth and her sharp observations won’t fail to delight -- Orlando Bird * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742539972951,"sku":"9781408846926","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408846926.jpg?v=1758385074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/packing-up-9781408846926","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}