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Embassy Tales - Memoirs of a Malaysian Diplomat's Wife
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A humorous and moving testimony to the art of traditional diplomacy that has faded in an age of screens and digital conversations.
Embassy Tales is an intensely personal and perceptive account of Christine Sathiah’s life as a diplomatic wife spanning three decades and nine different countries, where she was witness to historical events and upheavals including war in Cambodia and Perestroika in the USSR.
Part memoir part travelogue, Embassy Tales is a vivid kaleidoscope of hilarious moments and tragedy; good people and villains; moving encounters as well as interminably boring cocktail receptions.
Throughout, Christine Sathiah casts a perceptive and sympathetic look at the foibles and idiosyncrasies of diplomatic life: its protocol strictures and absurdities; the heartaches of leaving friends behind and settling into new environments; and the challenges of navigating different international settings.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christine Sathiah, born in France of mixed French-Spanish heritage, spent her formative years in Paris. She studied French literature at the Sorbonne and later achieved a First Class Honours degree in International Relations and Political Science at Victoria University in Wellington.
In 1969, she married Renji Sathiah, a Malaysian diplomat, whose career path took them from London to Moscow, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Singapore, Brasilia and Brussels as well as home postings in Kuala Lumpur.
She has a passion for languages and has taught Spanish and French in diverse educational settings across different countries. Her daughter is a crime novelist who lives in Wellington with her husband and two sons.
Beyond her professional and familial commitments, Christine enjoys travelling, reading, writing, skiing and good films. She is the author of French Customs and Etiquette.
Softcover
129 x 198mm
268pp
B&W throughout
ISBN 9786299812258
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A humorous and moving testimony to the art of traditional diplomacy that has faded in an age of screens and digital conversations.
Embassy Tales is an intensely personal and perceptive account of Christine Sathiah’s life as a diplomatic wife spanning three decades and nine different countries, where she was witness to historical events and upheavals including war in Cambodia and Perestroika in the USSR.
Part memoir part travelogue, Embassy Tales is a vivid kaleidoscope of hilarious moments and tragedy; good people and villains; moving encounters as well as interminably boring cocktail receptions.
Throughout, Christine Sathiah casts a perceptive and sympathetic look at the foibles and idiosyncrasies of diplomatic life: its protocol strictures and absurdities; the heartaches of leaving friends behind and settling into new environments; and the challenges of navigating different international settings.