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    Peanut Butter and Naan: Stories of an American Mom in the Far East

    By Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson

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    Fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants mom Jennifer Magnuson knew her spoiled suburban brood needed a wake-up call—she just couldn’t find the time to fit one in. But when her husband was offered a position in India, she saw it for what it was: the perfect opportunity for her family to unplug from their over-scheduled and pampered lives in Nashville and gain some much-needed perspective. What she didn’t realize was how much their time in India would transform her as well.

    A combination of Eat, Pray, Love and Modern Family, with a dash of Chelsea Handler thrown in for good measure, Peanut Butter and Naan is Magnuson’s hilarious look at the chaos of parenting against a backdrop of malaria, extreme poverty, and no conveniences of any kind—and her story of rediscovering herself and revitalizing her connection with those she loves the most. In India, after years of parenting under a cloud of anxiety, Magnuson found a renewed sense of adventure and fearlessness (a discovery that was totally worth the many months of hiding anti-malarial medication in her kids’ morning oatmeal), and started to become the mother she’d always hoped to be. Hers is a story about motherhood that will not only make you laugh and nod with recognition—it will inspire you to fall in love with your own family all over again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShe Writes Press
    Release dateNov 11, 2014
    ISBN9781631529122
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    Peanut Butter and Naan: Stories of an American Mom in the Far East
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    Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson

    Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson is a writer and mother of five. She has lived in India and Abu Dhabi, and now resides full-time with her family in Oregon. She has written for Nickelodeon, Brain, Child magazine, and other print and online publications.

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    • 4/5
      Where to begin on this charming book? First of all this book does have a bit of a Christian tone to it but there is not enough to drown out the book for those who are deadset against Christianity thus would never read it since of religious overtones. Instead the religion is one of many small threads that help to tie the story down with how we can relate to it. The story is driven by the desire to be like others in helping to change the world, to know that you are there for a reason and at the same time finding out that you don't just need to rush off to another place to do so. The idea is that no matter where you are, no matter with what life has presented you or what your situation is you can always help while also still enjoying what life has given to you whether expected or unexpected. These lessons are brought to us by a woman that many of us can relate to whether it is the busy aspect, the fly-by-the-seat or the need for a change for we all have been there. We can also relate to some of her personal thoughts as well as the thrill of the gloriously exotic yet rawly despairing picture of a country that is just passing rumors for us. All in all it is a refreshing look into a culture that we don't usually dream about while at the same time showing the delicate yet powerful ties of those who enter our life. No matter the station, no matter where you were born, your future, your religion or where you are at now you touch someone even for a minute yet at the same time last forever. And it is those special bonds that always work to change us for the better.... **Received this book as part of the Giveaway at Goodreads.com for free in exchange for a review**