To Sweden with love - Shearwood, Graham
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Graham Shearwood's memoir tells the story of a bold adventure to Sweden in the early 1970s. He and his wife Wendy were recruited by Ericsson to work on a revolutionary project when IT was in its infancy and computers occupied buildings, not pockets. That's just the start of the story: the book is not so much about work, but more about being in a foreign culture, adapting to it, and their adventures along the way. They didn't want to live in an expat bubble, but to become, in some small way, part of the wider community. And that meant learning not only the language but also the cultural norms.…mehr

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Graham Shearwood's memoir tells the story of a bold adventure to Sweden in the early 1970s. He and his wife Wendy were recruited by Ericsson to work on a revolutionary project when IT was in its infancy and computers occupied buildings, not pockets. That's just the start of the story: the book is not so much about work, but more about being in a foreign culture, adapting to it, and their adventures along the way. They didn't want to live in an expat bubble, but to become, in some small way, part of the wider community. And that meant learning not only the language but also the cultural norms. With their work colleagues being British and American, but mostly Swedish, they discovered they had language and cultural differences not only with the Swedes but also with the Americans - some of which provided great humour, as well as the occasional confusion. This is a fascinating and perceptive story of everyday life in the seventies in a foreign country, told with a humorous touch. The photos help bring the story to life. Readers of Bill Bryson will doubtless enjoy this debut memoir.
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Graham Shearwood graduated in Mathematics with Honours from the University of Nottingham. More importantly, he met his future wife Wendy there. He was one of the world's first computer programmers in the 1960s and he made a living writing software in England, Sweden, Holland and Australia. But most importantly to him, he helped to raise a family - their daughter Helen and their son Martin. He always had it in mind to write a book. Now he has. With an innate curiosity about what's around the next corner, Graham loves to travel and to read of others' travels. He likes language - in particular English, Swedish and Dutch - and tries hard not to confuse them. He enjoys looking at the stars and wondering. Graham and Wendy are now retired, and live in a blue and white cottage by a river in a remote corner of Western Australia. They have no time to spare.