Mother Tongue: My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish

by Christine Gilbert

Book Overview

In Mother Tongue, Christine Gilbert shows us what it's like to make a life in an unfamiliar world - and in an unfamiliar tongue. Gilbert was a young mother when she boldly uprooted her family to move around the world, studying Mandarin in China, Arabic in Lebanon, and Spanish in Mexico, with her toddler son and all-American husband along for the ride. Their story takes us from Beijing to Beirut, from Cyprus to Chiang Mai, and explores recent breakthroughs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592407927
• ISBN13: 9781592407927
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.5"