If you read Good Chinese Wife, you might remember the quirky quotes I list throughout the book. They're from Ban Zhao, the first female historian in China, and her book, Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls.Things like:When walking, look straight, turn not your … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I posted something about these combs several weeks back:Look at them now! … [Read more...]
My 2015 in photos
It's hard to believe 2015 is almost over. I can still remember New Year's Eve last year when I took my kids out for ramen while Tom was working. It was a great year overall and filled with books and travel.JanuaryI visited more than a dozen book groups in 2015 and Skyped … [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...]
Photo Friday
I got these Chinese opera combs last month when I was in Shanghai. It was my first full day back in Shanghai as well as the first day of the World Congress on Art Deco. Just before noon, my mom, friend Mary, and I had to duck out before the last lecture of the morning was … [Read more...]
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