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Kathy Cuddihy

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Crime, Travel, Memoir

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Travel has been a dominant feature in MK Cuddihy’s life. She worked her way around the world when she was 19. Since getting married, she has lived in the US, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Spain and Ireland.

Like her travels, her career has taken unexpected directions—including herding sheep and cattle in the Australian outback, working at the UN in Geneva and starting an import business in Riyadh.

It wasn’t until she and her husband relocated to Riyadh that her long-held desire to write evolved into a profession. A national newspaper hired her to write a weekly column. This led to magazine articles that enabled her to travel extensively throughout Saudi Arabia—a level of access rarely granted to foreigners, let alone women—books, and becoming a pu ...more

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	Anywhere But Saudi Arabia! Experiences of a Once Reluctant Expat 3.83 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Nice Girls Do Travel by Kathy Cuddihy (Goodreads Author), Mike Rahr (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Familiarity Breeds Content it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An A to Z of Places and Things Saudi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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