Fred Richardson's Book "Expatriate Adventures" Tells of Expatriate Life in the Exotic Corners of the World

New York, NY, February 23, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Fred Richardson, a retired expatriate insurance executive, has completed his first book “Expatriate Adventures- a Memoir.”  This remarkable book provides the reader a window into an often forgotten age. The author’s first-person account of his early childhood in China, during the Japanese invasion and occupation and eventual run-up to World War II is told with humor and grace. Richardson’s father’s transfer from Shanghai to New York only a few months prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor proved fortuitous in that it likely spared Richardson from interment as an enemy alien.

The book details, with a remarkable and easy prose style, not just the fascinating childhood of an American boy in pre-war China, but Richardson’s later years as an expatriate during a pivotal period in Latin American history, with stints in Guatemala, Venezuela and Cuba. As an eye-witness to history, Richardson’s account is flavored with spontaneity, descriptive genius and humor.

The message of the book is that for expatriates to get along in foreign countries they had best conform to the local norms rather than seek to change them…"

Fred Richardson, Author

Those wanting to read this fascinating yet irreverent work can purchase “Expatriate Adventures- a Memoir” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play or Barnes and Noble.