Not Working, Graham Field
Not Working, Graham Field
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Not Working
Diary of an English Migrant Attempting Early Retirement in Bulgaria

Author: Graham Field

Narrator: Graham Field

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Graham Field

Published: 12/21/2021


Synopsis

The summer wine didn’t last, it’s time to open the autumn whisky…Prepare to enter a new season on the side of a secluded valley in an idyllic Bulgarian backwater.
Graham Field’s lifetime of curiosity to see where the road goes, now led him to discover where it stops. Not Working is a captivating, unconventional and honest account of one man selling up, buying time and investing in a slower pace of life because, much like the readers who chuckle their way through his diary, he is in no hurry to get to the end.
With the 25-year mortgage millstone behind him, the author puts down roots in foreign soil where purpose and contentment germinate, but his dream existence, living on the edge of Eastern Europe soon becomes a nightmare: from floods to explosions, from protection rackets to hospitalisations.
Join Graham as he relocates, taking little with him and leaving the naysayers wondering whether he can:Maintain retirement at 50;Thwart the thieving gypsies;Outrun the bears;Survive archaic medical practices;Balance on the squat toilets;Conquer the communist mentality;Exist on his diminishing nest egg;Escape another Russian invasion;Succeed without friends and family;Endure the brutal winters;And not return penniless and homeless by Christmas.★ “Living happily ever after” didn’t come with instructions... or if it did: That Cyrillic alphabet was impossible to read. ★


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lolo on November 21, 2021

Out of the last four of Graham's books I enjoyed this one the most. My Favourite is still Greener grass. You need to start from his first book to truly enjoy the last (so far) Great book, it was a page turner for me I read it in 2 days at the detrement to my daily life. He comes close to a few nerve......more

Goodreads review by David on April 11, 2023

Refreshing to read someone being so open about their inner thoughts and feeling. I could not put this book down with so much happening in the ones. Graham is a superb writer and observer of the world. I wish I could find the words to match how much o enjoyed this book. A real gem of a book and author.......more

Goodreads review by Simon on June 06, 2023

Yay......more