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Book Details:
Book Title: Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the Adventure by Doreen M. Cumberford
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18 +), 288 pages
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: White Heather Press
Release date: April, 2020
Format available for review: print, mobi (for Kindle), Gifted Kindle, PDF
Will send print books out: Internationally
Tour dates: August 24 to September 4, 2020
Content Rating: G. There are no offensive scenes or language
Book Description:
Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the Adventure is what
Doreen Cumberford, a Scottish author, calls her learnoire! It is a
combination of her story and the stories of other expats learned while
living in Saudi Arabia for 15 years as expat employees or spouses. The
book takes the reader through the four stages of culture shock: arrival,
honeymoon, frustration and adjustment stages to final acceptance
followed by the return journey back to their home country – mostly the
USA. From Saudi weddings, to falconry, to the inability of women to
drive at that time, the book seeks to familiarize us with the Saudi
culture, lifestyle, and deep traditions of hospitality, generosity and
tolerance from an insider’s perspective. There are also chapters on the
experiences of 9/11 in the terrorists’ home country and the “Terror
Years” of internal terror tactics from inside Saudi Arabia designed to
drive the expats out of the country and destroy the Saudi government.
Full of examples, stories and compelling honesty the author describes
their most challenging journey and many of the lessons learned in the
process together. Designed to provide useful insights and inspiration to
anyone considering living abroad, Life in the Camel Lane shines the
light on the subject of building a new identity and home while abroad,
and the difficulties of the journey home.
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About the Author
Doreen Cumberford is a Scottish expat author who has been global
traveler for more than four decades. In her 20s Doreen left her home in
Scotland and drove down to London to become a member of Her Majesty’s
Diplomatic Service, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Her first
posting was as the youngest and most junior British Embassy staffer in
Cameroon, West Africa. Later she moved back to London and took a
position with an American oil-field construction company based in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates. After moving to America, living in Louisiana
then California, two extremely different cultures in the USofA, Doreen
and family moved overseas to Japan then spent the following 15 years in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With 13 major moves under her belt, she
understands the value of moving, building a new life and handling
inter-cultural hurdles. One constant has been her ability to explore
through the lens of adventure. Her stories are full of multi-cultural
intelligence, messy multilingual communications and multi-global
perspectives. Doreen is currently based on Denver, Colorado although
spends most of the year living adventurously in the Housesitting Lane,
which takes her around the globe. Currently she is doing her best to
install Spanish in her brain which previously had French and smatterings
of Japanese and Arabic. She is passionate about cultural intelligence,
global heartedness and life on the road. Featured in the Anthology:
Empowering Women, and a co-author in 2018 of Arriving Well: Stories
About Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering Home After Living Abroad.
2020 sees the publication of Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the
Adventure. Honest, compassionate, full of wisdom and inspiration, Life
in the Camel Lane comprises stories mostly from women and men who lived
in Saudi Arabia from 1950s onward. This memoir contains expert advice
sage wisdom and stories that all globally mobile families can use to
navigate their international journey. The principles in this book will
also encourage anyone who is embracing a more adventurous life, or
considering taking the leap to move overseas.
Connect with the Author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ pinterest ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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