{"product_id":"embassy-tales-memoirs-of-a-malaysian-diplomats-wife","title":"Embassy Tales - Memoirs of a Malaysian Diplomat's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003eA humorous and moving testimony to the art of traditional diplomacy that has faded in an age of screens and digital conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbassy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eChristine Sathiah (AUTHOR)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond her professional and familial commitments, Christine enjoys travelling, reading, writing, skiing and good films. She is the author of French Customs and Etiquette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarity Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46424863867037,"sku":"9786299812258","price":59.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9786299812258_mphbooks_embassy-tales-memoirs-of-a-malaysian-diplomat-s-wife-FC.png?v=1742519165","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/embassy-tales-memoirs-of-a-malaysian-diplomats-wife","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}