What’s Your Reading Style? ePub vs. Hardcover

Maternity Abroad Book
Written By Jessica Gabrielzyk

Are you the type who loves to read on the go, with a whole library in your pocket? Or do you cherish the smell of a freshly printed book, savoring each turn of the page? Good news! “Maternity Abroad” will be available in both ePub and hardcover formats, catering to every reader’s preference. Here’s why we’re offering both and what each format brings to the table:

Your guide to pregnancy abroad is here—click here to grab your copy today!

For the Digital Nomad: ePub Edition

Always on the Move? If you’re a jet-setter or simply love the convenience of digital reading, the ePub version is for you. Here’s why:

• Travel Light: Carry thousands of books without adding weight to your bag. Perfect for your next adventure or daily commute.

• Customize Your Reading: Adjust font size and style to suit your reading comfort.

• Instant Gratification: Download your copy and start reading immediately. No waiting for delivery!

• Eco-Friendly: Go green with a digital copy and help save trees. (And let’s be real, we need those trees for oxygen and to climb when we’re feeling adventurous.)

For the Book Lover: Hardcover Edition

Adore the Smell of Fresh Pages? If you’re a traditionalist who loves the tactile experience of a real book, you’ll want the hardcover. Here’s what you’ll love:

• Nostalgic Feel: There’s nothing like the scent of a new book and the joy of turning real pages.

• Lasting Quality: Hardcovers are built to endure, making them great keepsakes and gifts.

• Show Off Your Collection: Perfect for displaying on your bookshelf and impressing your guests.

• Tangible Connection: Feel the weight and substance of a beautifully bound book.

two iced coffees sitting on a table

It’s a date! Let’s coffee and book together!

Additional Treat for Readers

Either way, grab yourself a drink (I’m going with iced coffee because not only is my daughter teething, which means waking up in the middle of the night, but it’s also summer in Switzerland. And if you haven’t been here before, it gets scalding hot!). When the book is ready, let’s have a coffee date and talk about maternity (figuratively). I’m dying to tell you all about “Maternity Abroad” and the amazing conversations I’ve had with specialists who are immigrants themselves and mothers from all corners of the globe.

About the Cover

And speaking of the cover, the cover design is still in the works. But don’t worry, it’s going to be absolutely stunning. 🥹

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Jessica Gabrielzyk

Jessica Gabrielzyk is a Brazilian writer living in Switzerland. She moved there with her husband and daughter, who was three months old at the time and had strong opinions about the whole thing even then.

She writes about change.

The visible kind and the kind that happens inside a person, while everything on the outside looks fine.

Her first book, Maternity Abroad, explored what it means to become a mother far from the system you trusted. It has reached readers in more than fifteen countries across five continents. Parenting Unpacked, her second book, follows the experience of parenting through major life disruption, whether that's an international move, a career loss, a new baby, or a life that simply stops responding the way it used to. My First American Coloring Book was created to help toddlers engage with daily life in the United States through play and familiar imagery.

She is a member of SIETAR, the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, and the International Academy of Brazilian Literature.

She writes for the parent who is still inside it, getting through the day, and wondering somewhere underneath all of it who they are becoming.

When she is not writing, she is walking forty minutes uphill with a stroller, telling herself the exercise is the point.

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