Tea in Tripoli: A Memoir
- ISBN-10
- 099878480X
- ISBN-13
- 9780998784809
- Category
- Coming of age
- Pages
- 263
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-05-31
- Author
- Bernadette Nason
Description
At twenty-six, Bernadette Nason has it all--an exciting job in London, an awesome flat, a colorful social life. However, the truth is, in the wake of divorce, debt, and workplace sexual harassment, she's hanging by a thread. When her cat is run over by a garbage truck, Nason makes an impetuous decision. With almost no travel experience, she grabs the first available overseas job and, within two months, finds herself in Libya. 'Fitting in' has never been her strength, yet here she is, the most unstable, self-loathing, slightly overweight fish ever to throw itself recklessly out of its own water. Move over, Bridget Jones, there's a new, real-life idiot in town. Inspired by her expatriate adventures during Gaddafi's turbulent regime, c. 1984-85, Nason covers her thwarted desire to 'fit in', from bizarre daily life to terrifying confrontations with the Morality Police. Told with candor and wit, TEA IN TRIPOLI, follows a young woman's attempts to escape her past on an extraordinary, often perilous, journey of self-discovery. It's sure to resonate with anyone who has ever run away from problems instead of taking care of business.
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