Several weeks ago I read a book review of Qiu Xiaolong's latest book. The review was written by Jess Row. At the bottom of the review, Row's bio mentioned he's the author of The Train to Lo Wu (Dial Press, 2006). I hadn't heard of the book, but I was quite familiar with the … [Read more...]
A little bit country
My trip to Arizona got me thinking about something. I've always considered myself a city person. Given a choice between New York City or Florida, I'd choose New York. Hong Kong versus Phuket? Hong Kong hands down.But then last week I found myself driving south from Sedona … [Read more...]
El Tovar Hotel
Little did I know when I set out for Arizona last week that I'd run into a couple of historic hotels.Last Thursday my husband and I drove a few hours north to the Grand Canyon. It's one of our country's national treasures, and neither of us had visited it in our previous … [Read more...]
Rest and Relaxation in Sedona
I'll be taking a short break from the blog this week as I head out to Sedona for a little R&R.Armed with a bag of books and no computer, I look forward to reading more about late 19th century Shanghai. And if I finish those 500+ pages, I'll delve into a memoir about a … [Read more...]
Book of the week: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
I switched continents last week when I read The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (Ecco, 2007), Lucette Lagnado's epic memoir of her Jewish Egyptian family and their riches to rags exodus to the US.Right from the beginning of the book, I was drawn into 1940s Cairo--cafe turque, … [Read more...]
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