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Far, far from home

by Ruth McKenney

humorDescription and travelfamily misadventuresliving abroad

Memoir of the author and her familys move to Brussels, Belgium after the second world war. Humorous look at a family completely unprepared for their immersion into a foreign country, with small chidren, but no foreign laguage skills. McKenney is the author of **My Sister Eileen,* humorous tales of two sisters who move to New York from Ohio. This book was the source material for the play with the same name and the musical *Wonderful Town.*

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Book data: Open Library