- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Reportage Press; first edition (12 May 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955572908
- ISBN-13: 978-0955572906
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 637,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Rosie Whitehouse s book is fresh. I have never read anything even remotely like it before." --Asne Seierstad, author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Little, Brown 2003)
Her courage and humorous versatility come across vividly in her lively narrative of first hand encounters with a difficult violent world. --The Times
This is a book about war, love and family, but for once, not told by a journalist but by a real woman, a mother and a wife. Funny and intelligent, Are We There Yet? is a truly good read. --Janine di Giovanni, author of Madness Visible: A memoir of war (Bloomsbury 2005).
Her courage and humorous versatility come across vividly in her lively narrative of first hand encounters with a difficult violent world. --The Times
This is a book about war, love and family, but for once, not told by a journalist but by a real woman, a mother and a wife. Funny and intelligent, Are We There Yet? is a truly good read. --Janine di Giovanni, author of Madness Visible: A memoir of war (Bloomsbury 2005).
Marcus Tanner, Balkan Investigative Reporting Newtwork June 5th 2007
"...it's hard to resist the pull of Whitehouse's powerful and
direct writing style. Unpretentious and free of clichés, it delivers a
tightly-paced account of a British woman's attempt to navigate her family
through strange times and events that hopefully won't reoccur in our
lifetime."
direct writing style. Unpretentious and free of clichés, it delivers a
tightly-paced account of a British woman's attempt to navigate her family
through strange times and events that hopefully won't reoccur in our
lifetime."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a Romanian living abroad I'm always sensitive of how foreign visitors portray us. I was thrilled to read the author's critical but fair account of those events that shaped our path back into Europe. The book is up there with Olivia Manning's "Balkan Trilogy" and Rosie Waldeck's "Athenée Palace". I actually find it much more personal as it deals with events in our own times.
It is also a great read if you are a young woman choosing family life over a career - this book will prove your instinct right!
If you and your family have been living abroad for a while and are considering returning back home (wherever that may be) this book gives you a good insight in what to expect when you repatriate: a culture shock in reverse described with lots of humour and passion.
It is also a great read if you are a young woman choosing family life over a career - this book will prove your instinct right!
If you and your family have been living abroad for a while and are considering returning back home (wherever that may be) this book gives you a good insight in what to expect when you repatriate: a culture shock in reverse described with lots of humour and passion.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author's zest for life and love of her family radiates from this book. Far too many books have been written by self-regarding journalists, pompously explaining how they observed (or even contributed) history in the making.
This is much more interesting: it is breaktakingly frank, evocative and very funny. It tells you lots about the Balkans, and even more about the secrets of a successful marriage.
This is much more interesting: it is breaktakingly frank, evocative and very funny. It tells you lots about the Balkans, and even more about the secrets of a successful marriage.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Are we there yet?" is a genuinely good read. Easy to get into, it takes you on a rollercoster ride of emotions: from the sheer comedy of the family anecdotes to the compassion felt for the witnesses of the balkan wars. It raises awarness on the risks that freelance journalists can take to keep us informed. Exceptional.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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This book spoke to me a a mother, as a traveller and as a woman. It can speak to the reader on many levels and brings with it a flow of emotions anyone can identify with. Read more
Published on 25 July 2007 by Natalia
What an eye opener!
Rosie is a courageous Mum who tries to keep the family she loves so dearly together in hard times, especially when her husband Tim is in a War zone. Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by Presswell
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