Spouses of the World

Bullet Dodging Behind Diplomatic Glamour

Linn Eleanor Zhang

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Sabrestorm Stories Ltd
01 June 2021

Memoirs; Housing & property buying & selling & legal aspects; Living & working abroad; Travel with children & family holidays

Diplomats and their families live a truly global life constantly on the move. It can be a rewarding journey full of challenges and dramas. It can also be a traumatic experience, which is rarely discussed. The glamorous, exciting but often dangerous world of diplomatic life is brought to life by Linn Eleanor Zhang in this compilation of experiences by diplomatic spouses, from fourteen countries across four continents, who sometimes risk their lives following their hearts.

This moving book, written by diplomatic spouses around the world, reveals the unexpected highs and lows of lives lived in the service of their country, relocating often, travelling constantly and facing unexpected dangers.

Diplomatic spouses deal with the realities of life in war zones, in countries ravaged by pandemic or poverty, or in unfamiliar and intimidating big cities. They are expected to present an unruffled face to the world as they support their diplomat, sometimes at great cost to themselves.

Spouses of the World, Bullet Dodging Behind Diplomatic Glamour offers unique insight into the life of the diplomatic spouse and includes forewords by prominent figures in the diplomatic world: Marina Wheeler QC; Lady Amanda Barton, Philip McAuliffe, Markku Keinänen, Tiina Soini, Jonathan Sweet, Janet Whitelaw Smith and Mojca Stropnik.

Images are contributed by the spouses themselves and by award-winning photographer Margarita Mavromichalis.

Edited by: Linn Eleanor Zhang
Imprint: Sabrestorm Stories Ltd
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781913163013
ISBN 10: 1913163016
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Linn Eleanor Zhang is Lecturer at Loughborough University London researching expatriates, migrants and global workers from gender, language, and identity perspectives. She has published her research widely in academic journals such as 'Gender, Work & Organization', the 'Journal of World Business', and 'International Business Review'. Her book about expatriates' work lives, 'Managing Expatriates in China: A Language and Identity Perspective', is published by Palgrave Macmillan London. 'Spouses of the World' is associated with her research project 'Gender and identity in a turbulent space and time' funded by British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants.

Reviews for Spouses of the World: Bullet Dodging Behind Diplomatic Glamour

Anyone who wants a proper understanding of what it's like to be a diplomatic partner in today's world should look no further than the profound, insightful and, above all, deeply personal experiences recounted here. Jonathan Sweet, Executive Director, Diplomatic Service Families Association, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK I offer my congratulations to all those who have contributed to this volume (authors and editor) and I warmly commend their stories. Marina Wheeler, Queen's Counsel, writer and barrister practising from chambers in London.