Perking the Pansies Receives Rave Reviews
By Jack ScottPerking the Pansies, Jack and Liam move to Turkey has received five star reviews since it was released in December 2011.
"An entertaining story, told with wit and insight." “Scott pulls no punches. A good read from the new boy on the block.” “An insightful tale of life abroad from the pen of a serial people watcher. Expat Jack lays his characters bare along with his heart and soul.'' “Jac! k and Li am bring a certain je ne sais quoi to the souks and heap a plate of dry British wit on their Ottoman misadventures." “... hilarious, saucy, witty, heartwarming and incredibly moving.” "With a sharp eye (and only sometimes a sharper tongue) and a deft and witty touch, he succeeds in homing in on the ludicrous, the contradictions, the conceits, and the dramas of an unlikely mixture of Brits and other Europeans sharing the same small places on a small peninsula on the Aegean." "You feel an instant affection for Jack and Liam, their families, and the rag tag group of emigreys, VOMITs and semigreys." "Loved it! Jack Scott has penned a memoir of which to be proud. Exquisitely written, utterly candid, beautifully descriptive and observant, this is a balanced narrative that features belly-laugh humour and poignancy in satisfying juxtaposition. Jack's integrity shines through, as does the love and respect that he and hubby Liam have for each other. In summary, a delightful read that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend." "Perking The Pansies is not so much about Jack’s Adventures Through The Looking Glass, but more about Who He Found There – a refreshing change from the many memoirs whose authors are constantly center-stage." "I just read the book cover to proverbial cover as I could not put it down. I laughed and cried and adored the verve and jauntiness with which you wrote about the experiences." "I can’t heap any more praise on “Perking the Pansies” – the book, without gushing…. it takes an author to lead us through chapters that ignite our imagination….a full bodied Bordeaux, maturing and breathing in a crystal cut goblet….a post-coital embrace that lingers ’til dawn."
Paul Burston, author, The Gay Divorcee
Jane Akatay, journalist
Kym Ciftci, On the Ege Magazine
Charles Ayres, author, Impossibly Glamorous
Linda A Janssen, Writer and Co-Author, Turning Points, Adventuresinexpatland
Chris Drum Berkaya, journalist
Erin Ball, BlogExpat
Deborah Fletcher, au thor, Bitten by Spain, Bitten by Spain
Kate Allison, The Displaced Nation
Liz Cameron, Slowlybyslowly
Roving Jay, Roving Jay
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