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Heather’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Heather’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Heather Hackett
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The rest of the story - the harrowing and hilarious tales of eight years as an expat in Japan.
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Restless: Memoir of an Incurable Traveller
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Gaijin Live Next Door: Eight Years in Japan
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And then we bought a caravan
Coming Home
The newest vehicle in our family fleet, Josie the Caravan, came home almost a year ago, amid the Covid climate and its attendant obstacles of lockdowns and shortages. Then a run of unfortunate incidents prevented her from moving out of the carport after that, apart from a short visit to a local upholsterer for a refurbishment to the cafe seating. Fast forward to February 2022, and after
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There are books by this author that I love, which probably has a lot to do with why I picked this one up, BUT so disjointed, so rambling, so random in places, just boring. Every night I put on my headphones and fell asleep listening to the dreadful st ...more |
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There are books by this author that I love, which probably has a lot to do with why I picked this one up, BUT so disjointed, so rambling, so random in places, just boring. Every night I put on my headphones and fell asleep listening to the dreadful st ...more |
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“And it certainly wasn’t a choice without risk. But then very few worthwhile things in life are. The greater the risk, the greater the reward.”
― Restless: Memoir of an Incurable Traveller
― Restless: Memoir of an Incurable Traveller
“I learnt a lot from the simple lives our friends lived. I saw them living with so much less than we, as westerners, were used to. I couldn't even begin to imagine how to prepare a meal for four people using a bucket, one saucepan and a wok. More than likely, I would have been outraged if asked to do so. I can hear myself saying words to the effect of, ‘Bugger off! Let’s just get take out.’ Anyone who knew me would have known better than to ask.”
― Restless: Memoir of an Incurable Traveller
― Restless: Memoir of an Incurable Traveller
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Around the World ...: Jennifer - Rogue Traveler (2017) | 34 | 183 | Feb 21, 2018 01:12PM | |
| Around the World ...: * What Book Did You Just Finish? | 1895 | 3318 | Dec 27, 2024 03:02PM |
“None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.”
― The Husband's Secret
― The Husband's Secret
“After a while it should have been clear that the drugs had become obsessive, addictive, and destructive. But when you’re doing drugs, nothing is clear”
― Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
― Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
