Ask the Author: Clare O'Dea
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Clare O'Dea
Might just be able to stop them. I've let them know. If you do end up with two copies, that's one Christmas present sorted!
Clare O'Dea
Hello Linda, thanks for getting in touch. That's odd. I passed on your details to the publisher at the end of the giveaway. I have resent your details to them now and asked them to follow up on this. I hope the book arrives shortly. I'm sorry about the inconvenience. Clare
Clare O'Dea
This book had been in the back of my mind for several years, as I went through the different stages of getting to know Switzerland. But I am glad I waited until now to write it because my views were evolving all the time, as was the country.
The basic concept I was working from was that the Swiss were misunderstood. It's tough being the rich kid of Europe. People either view the nation as an alpine paradise untouched by the problems of other modern societies, or as the boring HQ of a soulless moneygrubbing banking sector. I wanted to show that neither of these simplifications does the country justice. After more than a decade of covering Swiss news and making a new life among the Swiss, I felt the time had come to challenge the clichés.
The basic concept I was working from was that the Swiss were misunderstood. It's tough being the rich kid of Europe. People either view the nation as an alpine paradise untouched by the problems of other modern societies, or as the boring HQ of a soulless moneygrubbing banking sector. I wanted to show that neither of these simplifications does the country justice. After more than a decade of covering Swiss news and making a new life among the Swiss, I felt the time had come to challenge the clichés.
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