Wendy Lee Hermance’s prose and poetry are made of touching and surprising childhood memories – of shriveled apples, old pillows, fallen tree limbs, imaginary radio stations and things so difficult to put into words that we can only glimpse them between the lines of this highly compelling work." Richard Zimler 

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Fantastic read and if you every traveled abroad, you will relate.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2022Verified PurchaseI have lived all over the world as an expat. At first glance, I mistakenly took it for a cookbook of Portugal. However, it is so much more. I found myself reminiscing on my personal travels as I read the book. The comedy in this book is real. I say that, because expats face different challenges while abroad. The author, very eloquently, shares her adventures in Portugal. I don't want to give anything away, but it does talk about cooking, but so much more! I especially liked the innovative solutions to problems that all expats face abroad in one fashion or another. Worth reading. It is a memoir, so I felt it made the book more relatable. Enjoy your next book! I thoroughly enjoyed it. - Lance, South Carolina

This headline has been all over the Portuguese news in the last few months...If you are an expat in Portugal, you MUST read this book!

Hermance's “Weird Foods of Portugal: Adventures of an Expat” educates and entertains. As we follow her around this beautiful country we effortlessly acquire a trove of knowledge about Portuguese culture. Plus, the author gets herself into plenty of expat pitfalls so you won't have too.

BUT take notice, the real value of this book is in the accurate descriptions of the Portuguese mindset and social workings. With her typically American intrepidness, her thirst for a good story and her power of observation, Hermance closes-in on the Portuguese she encounters along the way, bringing to us a psychological picture of the Portuguese individual and society that you won't find on expat guides. Lastly, her unusual grasp for “Portuguese quaintness” also makes this book worth buying. - Gabriel Tavares, Santa Maria de Feira, Portugal