'The expat's life is on full display in Michele Browne's 'Beyond the Reef', a book about moving from Australia to a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific, about learning to cope, learning the customs, and saving lives as doctors during their stay in the Cook Islands from 1988 to 89. In these pages you'll have the unique opportunity to live the sometimes harrowing, at times heartbreaking, and other times hilarious adventures in Beyond the Reef. You'll be richer for it.' - Brent Meske, author, and English Lecturer at the Joongbu University in Korea.

'I commend this book for its whimsical and gentle encouraging Christian message of service and love. In this time of chaos and anxiety, it will help people to reflect on our neighbours, Australia and our place in the world.' - Peter Bentley, Past-President of the Australasian Religious Press Association.