Apple Pie to Waterzooi, American Women's Club of Brussels

Kitchen tested favorite recipes of American club members and our Belgian friends! A wonderful gift and/or souvenir that represents the best of Belgian and American cooking. 25 euros (outside Belgium), 20 euros in Belgium, with a 5 euro discount for those who come into the clubhouse to purchase it. (Prices do not include shipping costs). Proceeds are donated to the Fulbright Commission. Available through the AWCB website or on Amazon Worldwide

Education and Franco-American Children, Association of American Wives of Europeans

Do you have questions about choosing a school for your child in France? This 14-page color brochure, reporting the results of AAWE's 2007 education survey of nearly 300 member children, will provide you with a fresh perspective. Topics include kinds of schools attended; parent satisfaction with schools, English language support, foreign languages studied, diplomas obtained, higher education paths and much more. Published by AAWE, Paris, and available at http://aaweparis.org/pages/publications.html

Vital Issues: How to Survive Officialdom While Living in France, Association of American Wives of Europeans

Information concerning important life issues confronting multicultural families living in France: marriage, employment, owning and renting property, divorce, mediation, care and services for seniors, retirement, wills and inheritance, and formalities following death. The third edition was expanded to include a chapter on citizenship for Americans living overseas, extensive glossaries of French terms, and even more useful addresses and Web sites. While certain laws have changed since the book's publication in 2005, it remains a comprehensive resource for anglophone residents of France. available at http://aaweparis.org/pages/publications.html

Bistro Chez Moi, AWG Paris ISBN-10: 2952392501 Into the second printing, AWG’s cookbook has proven to be popular with foodies everywhere. “Such a beautiful book! It’s so professionally done. Great recipes and charming stories. The beautiful drawings are a wonderful souvenir of Paris. I have given away many as gifts and everyone just raves!” Available from AWG Paris website and Amazon worldwide. 20 Euros (France), 24 Euros (outside France). Please note, all proceeds from this book go to FAWCO!

At Home in Holland, AWC The Hague     Eburon B V :ISBN-10 9059722868 "The Netherlands is host to nearly 30 international organizations. The American Women's Club of The Hague has provided the best guide for employees of these organizations to move to and integrate into Dutch society." - The Honorable Charles N. Brower, Judge of the Iran-United States Available from bookstores everywhere, AWC of The Hague Website and Amazon worldwide

LOVE REFUGEE: Home (Where Love Leads Trilogy, book III) Sweet Sweden, by Jann Mitchell, AWC Stockholm

Trusting that “the third time’s a charm,” this 55-year-old woman sells her beloved houseboat, takes early retirement, kisses her kids and grandkids good-bye and moves to Sweden to live with the love of her life - Husband Number III. But is life compatible with a silent Swede? In a climate with just several hours of daylight in winter? In a country where witches knock on your door at Easter and sitting naked in a sauna with neighbors is normal? In a language where the word for marriage is the same as for poison? In a town of tall, slim blondes where this short and graying brunette is always the chubbiest person present? Definitely YES as love ripens and becomes all she’d hoped for, as she comes to see her country from an outsider’s perspective. EXCEPT for the tearful days when she longs to flee home – until she learns to laugh at her new country’s customs. Available on Amazon Worldwide  Also 

THE SCHOOL THAT LOVE BUILT: An African Adventure, (Where Love Leads Trilogy, book II) By Jann Mitchell, AWC Stockholm

                As he develops an AIDS vaccine against the disease which has decimated Africa, she explores the dusty streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – hoping for something important to do. Invited to a village school, she loses her heart to a handful of tots dancing to a goatskin drum in a tiny dark room of the teacher’s three-room home. But teacher Fatuma Gwao has a dream – and a foundation of bricks in her dirt yard. With donations from their weddings in the U.S. and Sweden,Jann and her husband make this single Muslim mother’s dream a reality. With help from FAWCO and other donors world-wide, the two-room preschool grows to house seven grades and 200 children. GRANDMA-2-GRANDMA, a Smart Girls Club, an orphanage and a farm follow, as hundreds of AIDS orphans and underprivileged people open their homes and hearts to their new bibi (grandmother) and babu (grandfather). Vol. 2 of the WHERE LOVE LEADS Trilogy is an evocative, heart-warming, and inspiring sojourn through Tanzania, where the author – and donors like your club members – learn that it IS possible to make a difference in the world. Available on Amazon Worldwide

River Through My Soul, (Where Love Leads Trilogy, Book I) by Jann Mitchell, AWC Stockholm

Life had dished out two divorces, disillusionment with love and work, and emptiness in a consumer society. So this middle-aged mom wrested back the simple life and a long-held dream: She paid off her debts, went part-time at work and moved to a houseboat outside Portland, Oregon. Without TV, office politics and nearby malls, she savored serenity and solitude on the river currents, surrounded by otters below and eagles above. Only her bed was empty. Available at Amazon Worldwide

Run & Gun: A Dozen Tales of Girls with Guns by Diana Deverell, AWC Copenhagen

Eleven of these short stories featuring FBI Special Agent Dawna Shepherd, her lovely cohorts, and a cast of villains appeared inAlfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Dawna confronts a Warsaw crime boss, a New York City bounty hunter, and a Homeland Security agent cowboying in the middle of the North Sea, among others. She solves crimes ranging from human trafficking to health care fraud, illegal sports betting, nuclear smuggling, and more. Foiling devious plots from Silicon Valley to Ulan Bator, Dawna shuts down not only the FBI’s most wanted but also any crook fool enough to mess with her family.More details at www.dianadeverell.com  Digital versions of Run & Gun and Diana's other titles are available in all formats from Amazon worldwide and other ebook vendors. Available at Amazon Worldwide 

Hostage in Havana by Ann Somerhausen, AWC Brussels

Ann Somerhausen, an ambassador's wife recounts a year of diplomatic life in Cuba culminating in the terrifying ordeal of her husband being kidnapped by an armed and desperate dissident. Ann Somerhausen was born in Connecticut and grew up in New York City. After graduation from St. Lawrence University, she married Jean Somerhausen, a Belgian diplomat. In the course of her husband's long career she lived in seven different countries spread out over four continents. In addition to her duties as a diplomat's wife, she pursued her own vocation for writing. Short stories and articles have appeared under her name in various publications in the United States and in Belgium. The experience in Cuba had haunted her for many years before she finally was able to write about it in this memoir. She currently lives in Brussels, Belgium. Available at Amazon Worldwide

Boat People: Personal Stories From the Vietnamese Exodus 1975 - 1996 by Carina Hoang, AWC  Perth

The years 1975 to 1996 were witness to the largest mass migration in modern history when more than a million people left war-torn Vietnam by boat in search of safety. Thousands perished when their boats fell apart en route, others succumbed to starvation, dehydration and cold-blooded attacks by Thai pirates. Combining autobiographical accounts from survivors with evocative images and ephemera from the time, this book is a moving account of the boat people experience. Available at Amazon Worldwide

Primary Fault, by Sharon Reamer, IWC Cologne

FAWCO member Sharon K. Reamer is from American International Women'c Club Cologne. As a teen, Sharon developed a deep love for speculative fiction including science fiction, horror, and fantasy and acquired an affinity for magical realism. She credits her father with an early inoculation by his insistence that she watch Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula movies with him as soon as she was old enough to scream. Primary Fault is the first novel in her Schattenreich fantasy series. Available at Amazon Worldwide

Water Changing the Flow, by Eileen Green-Doyle AWC Dublin

FAWCO member Eileen Green-Doyle, from the American Women’s Club in Dublin, Ireland, has published a beautiful water photography book entitled Water – Changing the Flow. The book is comprised of photo contributions from FAWCO members from around the world.  It costs €30.00 (including shipping) and 100% of the proceeds will go to the FAWCO Target Water Project, Tabitha –Cambodia, Wells for Clean Water.  Email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to place an order.

Learning Without Boundaries by Susan Van Alsenoy AWC Antwerp

ISBN-13: 978-1936447251 Learning Without Boundries exposes the reader to many of the conditions that confront individuals who learn differently as they attempt to acquire an education, not only in their home countries, but also when they are transplanted abroad. It is a guide for parents, educational professionals, and students as they attempt to navigate obstacles placed in their way by often well-intentioned people who don't understand LD problems sufficiently. Available at Amazon worldwide.

Subtle Differences, Big Faux Pas, by Elizabeth Ven-Kelly, AWC Antwerp 

ISBN-13: 978-1904881667 by Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly Your home country is a very large comfort zone. What can you do now to help you cope with the many differences of life overseas? It’s human nature to think that if something is different, it may be wrong. Subtle Differences, Big Faux Pas will introduce you to some of the many differences you may encounter living in a country not of your origin. Available at Amazon Worldwide and electronically here. 

Secrets of a Summer Village, by Saskia E. Akyil, IWC Munich

ISBN-13: 978-1463740115 by Saskia E. Akyil This young adult-general fiction crossover coming-of-age story follows Rachel Guo as she travels far away from her home and family in Olympia, Washington to spend her summer witha host family in Turkey. Available at Amazon Worldwide and Barns&Nobles.com

Wild Garlic: Culinary Memoirs, by Peggy Tolleson, 

                                                                     by Peggy Tolleson ISBN-13: 978-0955750908 Wild Garlic entertainingly recounts the author's interest and joy in cooking and collecting recipes during her peripatetic life. Going from Switzerland to Colorado, Wyoming back to Switzerland for a short stay then onto Italy, France, Tunisia and England.
Finally it tells the story of how the Tollesons found and settled at Les Micocouliers in the Cevennes mountains of France. Available on Peggys site and Amazon Worldwide

The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco: A Study of Its Extension, Environment and Meaning, by Susan Searight, AIWC Casablanc    

                                   ISBN-13: 978-1-84171-659-6- This study analyses almost 300 known prehistoric rock art sites dating from c.2500 BC set within their environmental context. Susan Searight discusses the themes and motifs represented, comprising anthropomorphs, human hands and feet, weapons, agricultural tools, chariots and geometric forms, and their distribution. Available through David Broen Book Co. and Amazon Worldwide

Maverick Guide to Morocco by Susan Searight, AIWC Casablanc 

                                             ISBN, 1565543483, 9781565543485- Searight has lived in Casablanca for more than 25 years, working as an archaeologist and tour guide. The first few chapters of this thorough guide give brief highlights and advice on tours, transportation, money, electricity, and other quick facts. The guide then delves into more detailed explanations of the Moroccan culture, religion, climate, and cuisine. Available on Amazon Worldwide

Rhythm: A Novel, by Robin Meloy Goldsby, AIWC Cologne

 Bass Lion Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1419699399 Told with great passion and a marvelous sense of humor, Rhythm illustrates the obstacles a woman encounters in the male-dominated world of jazz. Available from bookstores everywhere and Amazon worldwide. Also available in all e-book formats.

Beyond Borders, by My-Linh Kunst, AWC Berlin

Beyond Boarders features inspiring FAWCO women making a difference to the world around them. This beautiful photography book makes a perfect gift for your women friends and as a speakers gift for your Club. Order directly from the photographer, FAWCO president My-Linh Kunst at www.americans-beyond-borders.com or on Amazon Worldwide Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for volume discounts.

When you purchase The Worst In Him, (Should Not Hurt You) by Diana Smith Walsh, AWC Shanghai, net proceeds support www.866uswomen.org. Purchase at Author page: www.xlibris.com/DianaCSmithWalsh.html, Amazon Worldwide or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Girl in The Bunker, by Tracey Rosenberg, AWC Central Scotland                                 Cargo Publishing ISBN 10: 095630835X Tracey S. Rosenberg explores the downfall of the Nazi regime through the eyes of a child - the twelve-year-old daughter of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. Available from bookstores everywhere and Amazon worldwide Also available in all e-book formats.