- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: Live It Publishing; First edition (4 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906954216
- ISBN-13: 978-1906954215
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 413,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Essential reading for all non-Brit and repatriating Brit mums. Written with insight, humour and honesty this book connects with the reader and restores a sense of self. All Brits who care about community would do well to read it too. --Eileen Wheeler, Life Coach and British mother
Reading Bringing Up Brits made me realise that I was not alone, I waited 14 years for that experience so this book is a very welcome companion to all of us expats finding our way as parents in a foreign country! Thank you Meghan for having the passion and energy to actually put pen to paper and to write about what so many people are experiencing in Britain today. --Heidi Walker, American expat mother
You gain empathy very quickly for the situation 'we' foreigners are in, trying to adapt to this culture and nation. --Mi Bewick, Swedish expat mother
Reading Bringing Up Brits made me realise that I was not alone, I waited 14 years for that experience so this book is a very welcome companion to all of us expats finding our way as parents in a foreign country! Thank you Meghan for having the passion and energy to actually put pen to paper and to write about what so many people are experiencing in Britain today. --Heidi Walker, American expat mother
You gain empathy very quickly for the situation 'we' foreigners are in, trying to adapt to this culture and nation. --Mi Bewick, Swedish expat mother
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Raising and parenting your children in a different country to the one in which you grew up can be difficult, challenging and often lonely and confusing. This book speaks to those parents and discusses issues such as cultural differences, customs and traditions, identity, British systems and language barriers. At the same time, this book offers an interesting and valuable insight into British culture from several different perspectives. This is THE book for parents from other cultures who are raising children in Britain, and in addition for family or friends who are touched by this.
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I picked this book up for a Filipino friend married to a Brit but couldn't resist a read. I finished it in one go! It's easy to read and recounts the experiences of a number of families who are bringing up children outside of their home nation. It gives such a valuable insight into how the Brits as a nation behave & how that impacts our children. It has given me greater empathy with my friends in this position. Some aspects are sad and I felt particularly upset by Meghan's first solitary experiences but she also emphasises the happy and positive aspects of living in GB not least of which being the quality of the NHS and of course CBeebies!
I loved this book. As the child of an Indian mother who left her native South Africa to live in Britain with my English dad, I felt I could relate to what it must have been like for her bringing up her children in a culture very different to her own. I loved reading about people's experiences in the book, it gave it a very real feel. I was also saddened by the negative experiences.
It was lovely to read about the authors Americanisms and it reminds me that here in Britain we do have some awareness of American culture, probably due to the amount of American TV programmes. However, British culture seems quite alien to those arriving here!
A must read for Brits and non-Brits alike!
It was lovely to read about the authors Americanisms and it reminds me that here in Britain we do have some awareness of American culture, probably due to the amount of American TV programmes. However, British culture seems quite alien to those arriving here!
A must read for Brits and non-Brits alike!
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Wish I'd read this 20 years ago!
A lovely little book filled with the observations of men and women who have moved to the UK and are trying to immerse themselves into british culture. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Vern
Super Book for Expat People
Absolutely loved it!!!!!!!!!
If I read this book thirteen years ago when I had just arrived to Britain, I would have felt not lonely at all but thanks to my husband and nice... Read more
If I read this book thirteen years ago when I had just arrived to Britain, I would have felt not lonely at all but thanks to my husband and nice... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Assia
Every parent should read this book
I was fortunate to meet the author of this book when she launched it and although I am not an expat I am a parent and thought it would make an interesting read. Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Plunkett
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