A Portrait of Life Abroad with Greyson Bryan

117 S. Pineapple Ave.,Sarasota FL 34236

17 November, 2022

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Whether a baseball game in Mexico, Good Friday rituals in the Philippines, or a wedding ceremony in Java, Greyson Bryan delivers a surprising portrait of life abroad through experiences most tourists would never witness. Having lived, worked and travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, Bryan shows the reader a unique view no guidebook can offer and the invaluable perspective that only wide-ranging travel can provide. He believes his cross-cultural adventures have helped him find himself, and that belief lies at the heart of why he wrote the novel. Through stories of friendships and relationships that ride the highs and lows of living in a foreign country, Abroad seeks to answer two questions: Can we ever truly understand someone from a different culture, and can we ever truly understand ourselves if we don’t try? Purchase a copy of Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters here. About the author: Greyson Bryan is an international lawyer who earned a B.A. from Stanford and a J.D. from Harvard, and taught at the Harvard Law School and UCLA. Living and working for many years in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, he developed an abiding interest in how experiencing life in different cultures upends preconceptions and spurs personal growth. A longtime resident of Los Angeles, he is the author of the BIG series of international business thrillers, including BIG: Beginnings, BIG: Crisis, and Ending BIG. Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters is his fourth novel. About Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters:Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters chronicles the loves, losses, and friendships of Skip, his best friend, Maddie Erickson, and his bane, Rex Moreno, as they grow from adolescence to adulthood and encounter the thrill, lighthearted humor, and occasional trauma of living and working in pre-globalized France, Asia, and Mexico. Told through interconnected stories steeped in the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and ‘70s, the novel examines how world travel upends the preconceptions of youth and one’s home culture. About Robin Radin: Robin Radin has enjoyed a diverse career as an academic historian of East Asia, an international lawyer and a business entrepreneur. Since his retirement from full-time professional activities, Robin has lived in Longboat Key and Sarasota and continues to lecture, consult and write about Asian business, political and cultural affairs. Robin and Grey Bryan have maintained a friendship for almost forty years, including a week-long business adventure together in Pyongyang, North Korea in 1997. ........................................................................... This free in-person event is in the Loft at our store at The Mark, 117 S. Pineapple. Registration will end 1 hour before the event's scheduled time. ....................................................................................... All signed up and unable to go? Please let us know! Seating is limited and there may be people on our waitlist who would like to to take your place. Please send an email to [email protected] ASAP and hopefully we'll see you next time. Click here to go to the Bookstore1Sarasota website. Purchase a copy of Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters here. Greyson Bryan Robin Radin