Passport or Principles: One Professor's Choice After Brexit

ISBN-13: 9783565134465 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str.

Mia Harrington

Opis

When Britain voted to leave the European Union, Professor Sarah-a respected academic whose entire career was built on cross-border collaboration-faced an unexpected crisis of conscience. This isn't a political manifesto; it's a raw, intimate exploration of what happens when you must choose between the country of your birth and the continent of your convictions.Through vivid anecdotes from lecture halls, family dinners, and late-night soul-searching, this memoir traces one woman's journey from comfortable assumption to profound displacement. What does nationalism mean when it feels personal? How do you reconcile patriotism with disagreement? Can you love a country that no longer seems to recognize you?Blending academic insight with deeply human vulnerability, this narrative captures the silent crisis facing thousands of British professionals: the quiet grief of watching your nation turn inward, the guilt of considering escape, and the surprising discoveries that emerge when you finally dare to ask yourself who you really are.Perfect for readers navigating identity politics, contemplating migration, or seeking authentic voices on post-Brexit Britain-this memoir transforms one woman's dilemma into a universal meditation on belonging in an age of borders.

The vote came in on a grey June morning, and I remember thinking: this is the moment everything changes.