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Being a Distance Son or Daughter
A Book for ALL Generations
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What is it truly like being a son or daughter who leaves home to live in an expat/migrant setting? How does it feel to be geographically separated from your parents, grandparents and other family members? how do you venture forth into your global world and still...
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Description
What is it truly like being a son or daughter who leaves home to live in an expat/migrant setting? How does it feel to be geographically separated from your parents, grandparents and other family members? how do you venture forth into your global world and still retain and nourish connections with ‘home’, always knowing “it was my choice to leave”?
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780473623401
Publisher: Distance Families Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Distance Families Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 250g
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