Random Things Tours: The Accidental Plus One. Travel Tales from a Trailing Spouse

Seasoned author and screenwriter Alison Ripley Cubitt inspired her ninth book by her own experience, taking the radical decision of moving countries, careers, trading lives. When you are making such a change as a spouse, ´trailing spouse´, to be more precise, there is always the shadow of the doubt that you are maybe not doing the right thing for you. Finding inspiration in other people´s experience is a valuable lesson in life.

The Accidental Plus One. Travel Tales from a Trailing Spouse by Alison Ripley Cubitt has everything you ever wanted to read in a book on such a topic. Although it involes ´tales´, it is very realistic and full of humour, an important ingredient everyone moving countries needs in abundance. It is a book of modern and mobile life, as many of us may experience, more than once in a lifetime.

I personally loved her style, and the alert tone of the story. Besides the book, I wish I can see some of the stories as vlogs, as the stories are very dynamic and entertaining. 

If you are an expat, or you are considering a big country move, I recommend to read this book and take notes as well. It may save you many of the mistakes and misunderstandings that are usually typical for those trading one lifestyle, passport and even language for another. 

I just can wish that there are more and more countries on similar topic, sharing candid, nonfictional accounts of life experiences out of fairy tales.

Rating: 4 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own

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