21%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Diplomatic Incidents: Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife
Cherry Denman
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Diplomatic Incidents: Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife
Paperback. The candid memoirs of an (un)diplomatic wife Num Pages: 224 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: BM; JPSD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 148.
Cherry Denman has spent her life trailing husband Charlie round some of the world's most remote outposts and can ask for the lavatory in eleven languages. While some aspects of living abroad will always puzzle her - saunas, tofu and circumcision, to name just three - she wouldn't have missed it for anything. Lessons learnt range from the practical (possessions belong either in the suitcase or the skip: storage is for wimps), to the truly useful (how to avoid the drinks party bore) and the truly bizarre (the episode with the goat . . .). Charming and witty, these hilarious ... Read more
Cherry Denman has spent her life trailing husband Charlie round some of the world's most remote outposts and can ask for the lavatory in eleven languages. While some aspects of living abroad will always puzzle her - saunas, tofu and circumcision, to name just three - she wouldn't have missed it for anything. Lessons learnt range from the practical (possessions belong either in the suitcase or the skip: storage is for wimps), to the truly useful (how to avoid the drinks party bore) and the truly bizarre (the episode with the goat . . .). Charming and witty, these hilarious ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
147g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848542433
SKU
V9781848542433
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Cherry Denman
Almost educated at St Teresa's Convent, Effingham, Cherry Denman went on to study at the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Art. An acclaimed artist and illustrator, she has written and illustrated several previous books including A Modern Book of Hours and The History Puzzle. Cherry is married with two children and, when not abroad, ... Read more
Reviews for Diplomatic Incidents: Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife
'Charming . . . delightful, a collection of lively, jolly anecdotes [which] can be dipped into as and when you fancy. Cherry is smashing, high-spirited, fond of a good joke, and she can be blissfully rude'
Daily Mail
'Deliciously rude, scandalously funny and crammed with quite interesting bits'
John Lloyd
'This diplomat's wife reveals the riotous ... Read more
Daily Mail
'Deliciously rude, scandalously funny and crammed with quite interesting bits'
John Lloyd
'This diplomat's wife reveals the riotous ... Read more