{"id":12096,"date":"2018-08-23T09:59:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2018-08-23T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:00:17","slug":"missing-the-cues-tales-of-a-newcomers-life-in-canada-a-memoir-by-ias-adjunct-research-professor-annette-isaac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2018\/missing-the-cues-tales-of-a-newcomers-life-in-canada-a-memoir-by-ias-adjunct-research-professor-annette-isaac\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Missing The Cues. Tales of a Newcomer\u2019s Life in Canada. 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Often these missed cues lead to amusing, and in some cases lost opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12097\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-240x371.jpg\" alt=\"Missing_the_cues_cover_art\" width=\"240\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-240x371.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-160x247.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-400x618.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-360x556.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art-200x309.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/JPG-missing_the_cues_cover_art.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book signing:\u00a0 Saturday Sept 22, <\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>Books on Beechwood, <\/strong>35 Beechwood Ave, Ottawa. Corner of Beechwood and St. Laurent Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>See more details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annetteisaac.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annette Isaac A memoir about missed messages and subtle hints that elude most newcomers as they try to establish social and career relationships in Canada. Often these missed cues lead to amusing, and in some cases lost opportunities. Book signing:\u00a0 Saturday Sept 22, at\u00a0Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave, Ottawa. 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