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A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.01 — 85,603 ratings — published 1989
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Toujours Provence Toujours Provence (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,382 ratings — published 1991
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Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.84 — 19,173 ratings — published 1999
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The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.97 — 33,755 ratings — published 2015
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Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.86 — 14,177 ratings — published 2006
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The International Living Guide to Retiring Overseas on a Budget: How to Live Well on $25,000 a Year The International Living Guide to Retiring Overseas on a Budget: How to Live Well on $25,000 a Year (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.63 — 265 ratings — published 2014
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.77 — 331,650 ratings — published 1996
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My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.16 — 66,936 ratings — published 1956
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Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.48 — 56 ratings — published 2011
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Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,360 ratings — published 1999
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The Expatriates The Expatriates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.67 — 16,765 ratings — published 2016
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My Life in France My Life in France (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.16 — 94,724 ratings — published 2006
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How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.56 — 335 ratings — published 2010
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The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.97 — 9,069 ratings — published 2006
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The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.87 — 5,076 ratings — published 2001
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The Emotionally Resilient Expat: Engage, Adapt and Thrive Across Cultures The Emotionally Resilient Expat: Engage, Adapt and Thrive Across Cultures (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.76 — 45 ratings — published 2013
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The Grief Tower: A Practical Guide to Processing Grief with Third Culture Kids The Grief Tower: A Practical Guide to Processing Grief with Third Culture Kids (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.56 — 286 ratings — published
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How To Move Abroad And Why It's The Best Thing You'll Do How To Move Abroad And Why It's The Best Thing You'll Do (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.14 — 79 ratings — published
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Truth About Moving Abroad and Whether it's Right for You Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Truth About Moving Abroad and Whether it's Right for You (Nook)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.41 — 22 ratings — published 2010
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Unrooted Childhoods Unrooted Childhoods (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.03 — 79 ratings — published 2003
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Bombs and Bougainvillea: An Expat in Jerusalem Bombs and Bougainvillea: An Expat in Jerusalem (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.58 — 71 ratings — published
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At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,310 ratings — published 2017
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The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,876 ratings — published 2016
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A Kiss Behind the Castanets: My Love Affair with Spain A Kiss Behind the Castanets: My Love Affair with Spain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.20 — 184 ratings — published
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Swallows & Robins: The Laughs And Tears Of A Holiday Home Owner Swallows & Robins: The Laughs And Tears Of A Holiday Home Owner (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.22 — 633 ratings — published 2012
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So Happiness to Meet You: Foolishly, Blissfully Stranded in Vietnam So Happiness to Meet You: Foolishly, Blissfully Stranded in Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.12 — 475 ratings — published
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Things Can Only Get Feta: Two Journalists and Their Crazy Dog Living Through the Greek Crisis Things Can Only Get Feta: Two Journalists and Their Crazy Dog Living Through the Greek Crisis (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.97 — 803 ratings — published 2013
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How to Thrive Abroad: Life Lessons from Living in Denmark How to Thrive Abroad: Life Lessons from Living in Denmark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 5.00 — 7 ratings — published
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,782 ratings — published 2006
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.87 — 27,040 ratings — published 2003
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With Malice Toward Some With Malice Toward Some (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.09 — 99 ratings — published 1938
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.85 — 12,660 ratings — published 2014
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Living Abroad in Italy Living Abroad in Italy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.64 — 22 ratings — published 2004
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.97 — 58,966 ratings — published 2001
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Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life (Old Fools, #1) Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life (Old Fools, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,396 ratings — published 2009
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.29 — 14,303 ratings — published 2001
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Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,580 ratings — published 2008
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Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.70 — 15,913 ratings — published 2003
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Italian Neighbors Italian Neighbors (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,217 ratings — published 1985
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101 Reasons to Live Abroad ... & 100 Reasons Not To 101 Reasons to Live Abroad ... & 100 Reasons Not To (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
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The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,500 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Reader's Circle) A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.50 — 7,238 ratings — published 2002
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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.84 — 15,833 ratings — published 2009
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Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,404 ratings — published 2005
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A Good Year A Good Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.72 — 10,800 ratings — published 2004
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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Provence, #3) Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Provence, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,646 ratings — published 1992
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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.41 — 1,273 ratings — published 2005
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,871,382 ratings — published 2006
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On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as living-abroad)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,233 ratings — published 2001
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Life Before Dolphins Life Before Dolphins (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as living-abroad)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Henry Miller
“One part of me is happy only in America, the other only in Europe.
Without Americans, I would be very much at home in my country.”
― Henry Miller

Vann Chow
“The face of self-pity was universally understood.”
― Vann Chow

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