When I was looking for a memoir about raising cross-cultural children, my friend Christine mentioned Petite Anglaise by Catherine Sanderson. I was sold when I read the subtitle, "In Paris. In Love. In Trouble." There's nothing like a memoir with tension.I'm planning on … [Read more...]
Holiday lunch 2015 at the Peninsula Chicago
When my daughter was a baby, my sisters-in-law and I started a tradition to go to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch around Christmas. We've been going every year since then and this year I brought my three kids.My older son, Jake, is usually in Arizona the last two weeks of … [Read more...]
Shopping like a pro in Hong Kong
In the spirit of the last days of the December shopping frenzy, I thought I'd blog about one of my favorite pastimes: shopping in Hong Kong!People have said its heyday as a shopper's paradise is long gone, but I disagree. Prices might not be super inexpensive anymore, but … [Read more...]
Good Chinese Wife will be translated into Italian!
Last week I learned that the Italian publisher Newton Compton has bought the rights to translate Good Chinese Wife into Italian!This is my first foreign rights deal and I am beyond excited about it. I assume the publisher will create their own cover to appeal to the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Japanese Lover
I was drawn to Isabel Allende's new novel, The Japanese Lover (Atria, 2015) because it sounded a lot like one of my favorite novels, Dana Sachs' The Secret of the Nightingale Palace (William Morrow, 2013).Both stories take place in the present and around WWII. Both star a … [Read more...]
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