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Gabrielle Yetter

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Gabrielle Yetter is a former journalist and freelance writer.

Raised in Bahrain and South Africa, she lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years before moving to Cambodia with her husband, Skip, in 2010. While living in Phnom Penh, she wrote The Definitive Guide to Living in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, and The Sweet Tastes of Cambodia (about traditional desserts).

With Skip, she co-wrote Just Go! Leave the Treadmill for a World of Adventure (published in June 2015), based on the couple's experiences of stepping off the proverbial treadmill as well as the stories of dozens of others who changed their lives.

In May, 2016, she published her first children's book. Ogden, The Fish Who Couldn't Swim Straight and in May 2017 published Martha The Blue She ...more

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	Whisper of the Lotus 4.11 avg rating — 46 ratings — 3 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
	JUST GO! Leave the Treadmill for a World of Adventure by Skip Yetter (Goodreads Author), Gabrielle Yetter (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Martha the Blue Sheep 4.85 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
	Cambodia: The Definitive Guide to Moving to SouthEast Asia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Ogden The Fish Who Couldn't Swim Straight by Gabrielle Yetter (Goodreads Author), Daro Sam (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	And The Clouds Parted: A collection of poetry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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I was born in India to an English mother and a Maltese father and grew up in the Persian Gulf. I spent the first 16 years of my life in Bahrain, then I finished my schooling and became a journalist in South Africa. When I was 22, I travelled to the US with another journalist friend and I ended up staying more than 20 years. At fi Read more of this blog post »

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The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya

by Frances Osborne

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Heat Wave

by Penelope Lively

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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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