Living Upside Down
Inspired By a True Story
Published on 1. September 2018
350 pages
978-1-925283-84-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sue and Roger attempt to resolve family conflicts and improve their living standards by migrating with their two small children from England to the warmer Great Southern Land to become 'fair dinkum Aussies'.
Set from the 1970s, buckle up for a bittersweet roller-coast ride as they encounter the British Australia House, a homicidal charter flight to Australia, an immigration hostel, and befriend true blue Aussies who are suspicious of 'ten pound poms' and anyone who whinges or drinks tea, rather than coffee or beer! Their adventure takes an unexpected right turn as they experience life in a Pacific Archipelago for a while.
This is an inspirational, laugh-out-loud story of one small family's triumph over unbelievable odds. Their adventures and challenges of job satisfaction, fishing, family, cultural differences, and death is told with a self-deprecating humour - as Roger and Sue inherit the Aussie witticism.
Set from the 1970s, buckle up for a bittersweet roller-coast ride as they encounter the British Australia House, a homicidal charter flight to Australia, an immigration hostel, and befriend true blue Aussies who are suspicious of 'ten pound poms' and anyone who whinges or drinks tea, rather than coffee or beer! Their adventure takes an unexpected right turn as they experience life in a Pacific Archipelago for a while.
This is an inspirational, laugh-out-loud story of one small family's triumph over unbelievable odds. Their adventures and challenges of job satisfaction, fishing, family, cultural differences, and death is told with a self-deprecating humour - as Roger and Sue inherit the Aussie witticism.
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Chapter 1: ALWAYS AN ENGLAND
- Chapter 2: THE TOILET SEAT DEFENSIVE
- Chapter 3: THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
- Chapter 4: MOVING ON.
- Chapter 5: THE LAST FAREWELL
- Chapter 6: EDWARD AND ZELDA
- Chapter 7: THE JOURNEY
- Chapter 8: BRISBANE
- Chapter 9: WACOL-HILTON
- Chapter 10: A JOB INTERVIEW
- Chapter 11: G'DAY WOOLOOWIN
- Chapter 12: GREAT EXPECTATIONS
- Chapter 13: EUREKA!
- Chapter 14: CRICKETS
- Chapter 15: MATES
- Chapter 16: TERMITES
- Chapter 17: SETTLED IN
- Chapter 18: KNOCKABOUT
- Chapter 19: FAUNA
- Chapter 20: BEING A NATURAL
- Chapter 21: UP SELLING WITH ARACHNOPHOBIA
- Chapter 22: KIN
- Chapter 23: TIDAL WAVES!
- Chapter 24: SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY
- Chapter 25: APOLOGIES
- Chapter 26: SMOLFALA
- Chapter 27: LIFE IN THE ARCHIPELAGO
- Chapter 28: CHOICES
- Chapter 29: TAKE THAT!
- Chapter 30: SHANDY
- Chapter 31: MORE PLEASE
- Chapter 32: MORE PROBLEMS IN PARADISE
- Chapter 33: FISH ON FRIDAYS
- Chapter 34: FRIENDSHIPS
- Chapter 35: LOST IN THE ARCHIPELAGOS
- Chapter 36: SADNESS
- Chapter 37: RE-ENTRY
- Chapter 38: GLASS HALF FULL
- Chapter 39: TRIPPING OVER THE FAMILY
- Chapter 40: A DISH BEST SERVED COLD
- Chapter 41: MORE SURPRISES
- Chapter 42: NEXT CHAPTER
- EPILOGUE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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