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The following book review may sound like a James Joseph love-fest, which, however, shouldn’t give the illusion that the book is perfect. It is not. There are shortcomings, which are, luckily, few and far between. James’ style of writing is simple, yet deep; easy-to-read, yet memorable; evoking, yet balanced, which may be why his book has a special ring to it.He doesn’t shy away from depicting ugly, painful loss and this makes him all the more human, and the book, more likeable.
You are an expatriate who has everything going for you - a coveted job, great career prospects, fat pay cheque and wellsettled family and are living the ultimate dream. So why would you want to throw it all away and repatriate to a relatively small village? It doesn’t really make sense, right? Or does it? And in author’s own words, how do you make a switch from being a big fish in a big pond to a small fish in a tiny pond? Is it....
