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I tripped across the Charles Bridge just before first light, all alone apart from a sleepy pickpocket just clocking on for the morning shift, my heels clacking on the cobblestones, the early morning sky a beautiful deep blue. Armed only with a romantic soul and a pressing need to escape her overbearing family, Rachael Weiss heads for Prague in search of her Bohemian roots, with vague plans to write the next great Australian novel and perhaps, just perhaps, fall madly in love with an exotic Czech man with high cheekbones. They make it seem so easy, those other women who write of uprooting themselves from everything they know, crossing the world and forming effortless friendships with strangers, despite not understanding a word they say, while reinventing themselves in beautiful European cities. So it's not surprising that Rachael is completely unprepared for the realities that confront her in her strange new world. Initially starry-eyed, she quickly has to grapple with perplexing plumbing, extraordinarily rude checkout chicks, and the near-incomprehensible Czech language. In this warm and witty tale of life in a foreign land, Rachael, somewhat to her own surprise, finds herself gradually creating a second home in Prague, complete with an eccentric and unlikely tribe of extended family and friends; and realises along the way that while she's been striving so hard to become someone else, she has inadvertently grown to rather like the person she has always been. Me, Myself & Prague is a sweet and surprising memoir of discovering hope, self, family and friendship, Czech-style.
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Rachael Weiss worked as a secretary before finding her voice and getting her first book published. She currently lives in Prague where she is technically the in-house writer for a hotel but, since the only thing she has to write is the website and occasional stiff letters to defaulting customers, in reality she's the odd-jobs girl. She supplements her income by writing horoscopes for a series of obscure suburban and specialist papers and thus feels justified in describing herself as a syndicated columnist. Rachael's greatest achievement to date is a fourth place in the New South Wales Scrabble tournament. One day she hopes to play Czech Scrabble. She is the author of Are We There Yet (Allen & Unwin, 2005) and is currently working on her third book.
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So much fun!!,
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What a fabulous introduction to a beautiful city. I devoured the book on the plane from Sydney to Prague (via about 10 cities) and enjoyed reliving the stories once I got there. So much fun!!
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A little treasure,
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This review is from: Me, Myself And Prague (Paperback)
After MONTHS of waiting to get the book (ordered through Amazon UK since Amazon US was useless), it took me just two days to read it. I could not put it down - yesterday, I went to bed at 5 in the morning. What can I say? In years, I have not had the pleasure of reading a fiction that captivated me so much and made me laugh so hard. Not only that, Rachael Weiss has given me a lot of pleasure with a very honest way she used to describe her own doubts, fears and hopes of being a newcomer to Prague. And her thoughtful and witty English is refreshing, especially after reading bland books written by American authors. After listening to my ravings, my wife was trying to confiscate the book while I was reading it - she is truly eager to start reading it. So, thank you Rachel very much for a gift you have given to us.
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Great background info for expats!!,
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Rachael did a great job in describing the expatriate life in Prague, Czech Republic. A must for everyone who's thinking of moving over there for a short or longer period. Although it's not a tourist guide (no maps nor detailed descriptions of points of interest), even tourists can benefit from it when reading it up front. It can help them when dealing with locals in stores, restaurants, pubs etc.
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