
High Tea and the Low Down
Claire Craig Evans
A Transatlantic Adventure Fueled by Tea and Hedgerow Fruit
When American Claire Craig Evans married a charming British man, there was a cost for the snappy banter and countless offers of tea: she had to uproot life as she knew it and relocate to the UK. Who wouldn’t want to move to an enchanted island where mysterious women with dewy complexions made jam in thatched cottages with millennia-old lichen attached?
Sure, experienced American expats offered nuggets of wisdom (“Bring over a lifetime supply of taco seasoning!”) but they weren’t even mild comfort as Claire tried to avoid death, jail, and wayward sheep while learning to navigate zebra crossings and drive on the “wrong” side of the road.
The allure of a jet-setter lifestyle vanished as fast as Air India sent her Samsonite to Delhi instead of London Heathrow. Would more tea help her figure out how long she’d been wearing the single pair of underwear in her possession? (That was the jetlag talking. They do have underwear in the UK, too.)
Fans of Bridget Jones and Bill Bryson alike will enjoy High Tea and the Low Down, a keenly-observed memoir full of laugh-out-loud moments as Claire experiences the reality of English living. If she couldn’t even pass a pub quiz, how would she ever pass the infamous Life in the UK test, the high-stakes hurdle required to stay on British soil (and with her husband) indefinitely?
Duration - 8h 46m.
Author - Claire Craig Evans.
Narrator - Claire Craig Evans.
Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Claire Craig Evans ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A Transatlantic Adventure Fueled by Tea and Hedgerow Fruit When American Claire Craig Evans married a charming British man, there was a cost for the snappy banter and countless offers of tea: she had to uproot life as she knew it and relocate to the UK. Who wouldn’t want to move to an enchanted island where mysterious women with dewy complexions made jam in thatched cottages with millennia-old lichen attached? Sure, experienced American expats offered nuggets of wisdom (“Bring over a lifetime supply of taco seasoning!”) but they weren’t even mild comfort as Claire tried to avoid death, jail, and wayward sheep while learning to navigate zebra crossings and drive on the “wrong” side of the road. The allure of a jet-setter lifestyle vanished as fast as Air India sent her Samsonite to Delhi instead of London Heathrow. Would more tea help her figure out how long she’d been wearing the single pair of underwear in her possession? (That was the jetlag talking. They do have underwear in the UK, too.) Fans of Bridget Jones and Bill Bryson alike will enjoy High Tea and the Low Down, a keenly-observed memoir full of laugh-out-loud moments as Claire experiences the reality of English living. If she couldn’t even pass a pub quiz, how would she ever pass the infamous Life in the UK test, the high-stakes hurdle required to stay on British soil (and with her husband) indefinitely? Duration - 8h 46m. Author - Claire Craig Evans. Narrator - Claire Craig Evans. Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Claire Craig Evans ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:15
Dedication
Duration:00:00:04
Author's Note
Duration:00:00:23
Introduction
Duration:00:07:02
Part One: Preparing for Departure
Duration:00:00:11
Part One: Searching for Mr. Darcy
Duration:00:41:08
Part One: Now Approaching the Island
Duration:00:33:03
Part Two: Landfall
Duration:00:00:24
Part Two: Just Marriotted
Duration:00:19:08
Part Two: Caution - Contents May Settle
Duration:00:25:17
Part Two: Lost in Translation
Duration:00:12:21
Part Two: Motoring Mayhem
Duration:00:31:22
Part Three: You May Now Move Freely About the Country
Duration:00:00:19
Part Three: The Stinkiest Tourist Attraction of all Time
Duration:00:14:33
Part Three: Lifetime Learning in Cambridge
Duration:00:20:09
Part Three: They Call Althorp a House, But You Decide
Duration:00:05:55
Part Three: Peterborough Cathedral
Duration:00:06:16
Part Three: Buck House and the Palacette of Westminister
Duration:00:07:37
Part Three: Lizzie, Get Your Gun
Duration:00:06:47
Part Three: Particularly Green Tea in London
Duration:00:02:31
Part Three: Greetings from Sunny Hunny
Duration:00:05:11
Part Three: Stately Home Improvement brughley house and blenheim palace
Duration:00:12:54
Part Three: Pump It Up, but Don't Drink the Water
Duration:00:05:35
Part Three: The Crowland Show
Duration:00:05:09
Part Three: The Magical Mystery Tour
Duration:00:10:11
Part Three: Christmas Goes Cornish
Duration:00:18:30
Part Four: Sticky Toffee Pudding and its Friends
Duration:00:00:18
Part Four: Weights and Measures - The Fahrenheit of Stupidity
Duration:00:08:34
Part Four: Foreign Food Fetishes
Duration:00:05:29
Part Four: American Foodie Fan Mail
Duration:00:08:56
Part Four: The High Holy Festival of Beer
Duration:00:08:34
Part Four: Hedgerow Cuisine
Duration:00:05:59
Part Four: Chocolate Wars - Hershey's versus Cadbury's
Duration:00:09:44
Part Four: Enchilada Envy
Duration:00:02:57
Part Four: Death by Rhubarb
Duration:00:02:59
Part Four: Thanksgiving, Observed
Duration:00:07:21
Part Five: Cultural Conundrums
Duration:00:00:14
Part Five: Churchy England
Duration:00:08:44
Part Five: The East of England Antiques Fair
Duration:00:07:59
Part Five: The Lady
Duration:00:03:40
Part Five: Vocation and Communication
Duration:00:08:44
Part Five: Ben's Old House
Duration:00:23:18
Part Five: When One Door Closes, A Flesh Wound Opens
Duration:00:03:17
Part Five: I've Got a Nut on a String
Duration:00:03:05
Part Five: Chew on This
Duration:00:03:39
Part Five: Fashion Foibles
Duration:00:03:43
Part Five: Pub Quiz
Duration:00:02:55
Part Five: Real Estate Spookulation
Duration:00:05:34
Part Five: Craving Junk Mail
Duration:00:06:02
Part Five: The Quest for Coziness
Duration:00:03:33
Part Five: Dark with Mizzle, That's fo' Shizzle
Duration:00:08:02
Part Five: Confessions of a Former Duvet theist
Duration:00:02:31
Part Five: A Teeny Halloweeny
Duration:00:08:09
Part Five: Not Another Random Guy
Duration:00:02:30
Part Five: The British Excel at Remembrance
Duration:00:03:33
Part Five: Scary Valentines
Duration:00:01:54
Part Five: Continental Breakfast
Duration:00:12:52
Part Five: Is it Really That Lovely?
Duration:00:05:31
Part Five: The Doctor Will See You Now
Duration:00:08:48
Part Five: The Aristocat
Duration:00:05:18
Part Five: Hitting the Commute Button
Duration:00:04:36
Part Five: London Calling
Duration:00:07:41
Part Six: The Life in the UK Test
Duration:00:15:07
Also by Claire
Duration:00:01:33
Ending Credits
Duration:00:01:00