I've been so focused on my July 29th publication date that I was completely blindsided when a friend informed me last week that his copy of Good Chinese Wife was waiting for him at a Barnes and Noble in Honolulu!It had to have been a mistake, I thought. After all, my … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This is where I spent much of the summer 19 years ago. We had no cell phones, e-mail, internet, texting, or the like.I call it Hidden River in my memoir. With 1 million people, it's a two-hour car ride from Wuhan, the largest city in Hubei province.The summers were … [Read more...]
Free bookplates!
If you don't live near Chicago or Hong Kong--my two scheduled book signing cities--and would like me to sign and personalize your book, I'm offering a great solution!Just send me a note through the comments or through my contact page with your name and address, and I'll send … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This photo says a thousand things to me. The neon signs, the markets, the dilapidated buildings, and the crowds are just several. Everything I love about Hong Kong is in this photo.For someone who moved to Hong Kong--twice--alone, it felt soothing to walk in crowds and feel a … [Read more...]
Hong Kong 20 years ago
It's hard to believe that 20 years ago today I landed in Hong Kong to start a new life.My flight took me from Chicago to Seoul to Hong Kong. By the time I arrived at the YMCA (where I'd booked three nights) around midnight on 11 June 1994, I was jet-lagged and disoriented … [Read more...]
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