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The average rating for Geneva Nights:Kosovo Refugee Camps to Swiss Hostess Bars the Colorful Life of a Young International: Kosovo Refugee Camps to Swiss Hostess Bars the Colorful Life of a Young Interna based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-02-25 00:00:00 Glenn Godley This is the account of a British university graduate who goes to Albania in the early 1990s to work for about six months. His journey begins when he talks a small British newspaper, called the "Kent Messenger", into sending him to Sarajevo as a foreign correspondent. But when the situation escalates in Sarajevo, he decides to go to Albania instead, despite everyone warning him not to go there. The author's interest in Albania stems from a book that his father passed onto him, about a man called Aubrey Herbert who nearly became the King of Albania. So Hickman arrives in Tirana, the capital of Albania, with virtually no contacts and no job. He somehow manages to secure work helping to set up a conference promoting foreign investment in Albania and also works with a shadowy political figure helping with campaigning. This book captures the chaos and uncertainty of Albania in the 1990s, as witnessed by an outsider who just happens to travel to the nation for work with no real vested interest or political bias in what is going on. Given books on Albania which are published in English, are rare at the best of times, this is a truly unique read. But occasionally the pace of this book was a bit slow for me - in the same way that the author experienced frustration at the slow pace of business in Albania, I found that the narrative occasionally dragged on with not enough action. I was also disappointed that the author did not provide much detail on the history and politics of Albania. He is very much focused on the present day, but I think he missed a great opportunity to link his own reflections on the past with some information about Albania's past. However, on the positive side, the author does create an entertaining picture of what life is like was like Albania for him.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-11 00:00:00 Melaniasab Sab Brilliant piece of writing. See Chastity (as she was named at birth) go through several huge life changes. As her mother Cher asked her once, "are you gay Chastity or are you just pro-gay?" Chastity answered "pro-gay" but it was not way at all. She thought she was gay, but in the end was quite different. Read it with an open mind. Chastity/Chaz has a bold, clear, and honest way of telling a story. She sometimes paints Cher as a non-caring, career-driven mother. Cher would leave Chastity alone with weird baby sitters when she was doing a Broadway play. Just any old warm body would do for watching her child. That part was sad. Also the parts where Chastity was able to wander New York City and ride the bus and subways at quite a young age--alone and unchaperoned. That stuff really creeped me out. And she spoke with much love and affetion to her step-mother, Sonny's second wife. She was a loving and accepting woman who always listened to Chastitiy's problems, wants, and desires. Eyeopening.