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'Brigid writes like a dream ... fabulous' (Joanna Lumley )
'A wonderful picaresque take on the travails of expat life, and an absolutely delicious read ... There are not many books that have actually made me cry from laughing, but this is one of them' (Katie Hickman, Sunday Times )
'I found myself laughing out loud three or four times a page. Quite unlike anything else I have read: sad, touching, honest and observant.' (William Dalrymple )
'Thirty years of far-flung postings later, she has acquired enough farcical experiences to make this memoir irresistible.' (Mail on Sunday )
'She is consistently herself, an observant journalist with a beady eye for local eccentricities ... Life with Brigid Keenan could never be boring.' (Country Life )
'Vogue loves ... Diplomatic Baggage' (Vogue )
'The story sparkles, flies, delights.' (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown )
'Brigid's book is endlessly engaging, full of delightful details, very funny and sometimes rather sad.' (Christopher Matthew, author of Now We Are Sixty )
'It's the funniest thing I've read since Jilly Cooper stopped writing properly and turned to sex and four-letter words.' (Mary S Lovell, author of The Mitford Girls )
'A wonderful picaresque take on the travails of expat life, and an absolutely delicious read ... There are not many books that have actually made me cry from laughing, but this is one of them' (Katie Hickman, Sunday Times )
'I found myself laughing out loud three or four times a page. Quite unlike anything else I have read: sad, touching, honest and observant.' (William Dalrymple )
'Thirty years of far-flung postings later, she has acquired enough farcical experiences to make this memoir irresistible.' (Mail on Sunday )
'She is consistently herself, an observant journalist with a beady eye for local eccentricities ... Life with Brigid Keenan could never be boring.' (Country Life )
'Vogue loves ... Diplomatic Baggage' (Vogue )
'The story sparkles, flies, delights.' (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown )
'Brigid's book is endlessly engaging, full of delightful details, very funny and sometimes rather sad.' (Christopher Matthew, author of Now We Are Sixty )
'It's the funniest thing I've read since Jilly Cooper stopped writing properly and turned to sex and four-letter words.' (Mary S Lovell, author of The Mitford Girls )
'Deliciously effervescent.'
(Times )'Perfect tone ... surprising, astute, brilliantly observed and very human'
(Ahdaf Soueif, The Guardian )Vogue
'Vogue loves ... Diplomatic Baggage'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a young trailing spouse with a professional investment management background which is what draws me to the book. THe animated description of various events in Bridge's life was brilliant although I could not stop wondering if some stories has been exaggerated to make the readers laugh. On the other hand, I do admire her courage in trying to make her life as interesting as possible. it is very difficult being a young trailing spouse and by reading her book she has made me feel a lot better knowing that there is someone out there going through the same thing - it took more than 2 months to set up broadband connection in Prague and I am still waiting!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book begins in diary form, then lapses into almost a conversation piece, towards the end it's back into diary form once again, it's as if Brigid is sitting across the table from you and entertaining you with her stories, charm and wit. Not only does she write beautifully, but paints wonderful pictures for the reader also. The only criticism would be the lack of commas, simple as that. Otherwise a great read.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's not often that I cry in bed at 3.00 am in the morning, at least not from excess mirth. But when I read Brigid Keenan's Diplomatic Baggage I couldn't sleep until I had put it down for the last time, and I couldn't put it down until I had stopped shaking with laughter. Keenan's anecdotes are so vivid that I can almost imagine she is there telling the story over my shoulder. She has an irrepressibly upbeat perspective on life regardless of (repeated) misfortune and her humour and enthusiasm carry both herself and her reader through disaffection, despair and delight in a string of foreign postings. She ties this in expertly with the poignant and touching tale of her love for her husband and children.
I wish AW infinite postings so that Diplomatic Baggage is not the last we hear from her, and for those of you who haven't read this yet - take this book on holiday this summer and give yourselves a treat.
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World weary woman
Having heard this read recommended by one of my favourite authors - William Dalrymple, on a BBC radio book show I could not resist.
I was not disappointed. Read more
I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. K. Newlands
Pathetic.
I just cannot believe that someone would not check their foreign words/facts before having a book published. It is not a VANYA, it is a BANYA. Not that difficult, really. Read more
Published 10 months ago by scaryazeri
Diplomatic Baggage:the adventures of a trailing spouse
This a is a light, and very entertaining book, and terribly terribly funny in many parts. Makes the reader laugh out loud.
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Janice M. C. Herron
Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse
I was really looking forward to a very amusing read with lots of "out loud laughs", but have not had ANY. I was very disappointed to say the least. Read more
Published 21 months ago by K .V
Cultural awareness from a learner's perspective
Lighthearted and funny, a really entertaining read. Brigid's self effacing style brings many a laugh at her expense with the situations she describes herself falling into. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Ivan A. R. Sim
Entertaining but..
Hmmm, I had great hopes for this book which luckily I did not buy, but borrowed from the Library, it has a couple of funny moments, but the rest is really very disappointing. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by Kerstin
Diptomatic Baggage
Someone borrowed this book from me and never returned it, so I bought it again, sign of a good book, when people hang on to them and keep them for themselves.
Published on 17 May 2009 by Mrs. Adrienne Royston
My heart bleeds for you
If you want to read about self-pity, selfish behaviour and snobbish WASPish attitudes you will love this book. Keenan never stops moaning about her unfortunate life. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2009 by Book worm
hilarious
An excellent read, I have not been able to put the book down, very funny.
Published on 3 Sep 2008 by David M. Brooker
loved it
I loved this book, was completely gripped - and laughed out loud continuously nearly every page! What more could you want from a book!
Published on 2 Sep 2008 by Jacky D.
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