Between Past and Future: A Field Guide for Fathers Overseas

by Rolf P. Lynton

Director, teamleader, dean, large-system consultant, from decades in several South Asian countries and organisational settings this father distills key episodes in having and bringing up three children in new births and an adoption, schools, making and leaving friends, crises, building a house to anchor the family, culture shock in reverse when moving “back” West. All while father is absorbed in work and ensuring career and income long-term. A Danish cross-cultural psychologist long practicing in China confirmed that these issues commonly trouble expatriate fathers. The children’s comments throughout- a most unusual feature – add inter-generational depths to this actual up-down story of a father managing intriguing work along with family life which ends with special guidelines for fathers on the move.

267 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2009