Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
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Book of the week–The Japanese Lover

December 20, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Jewish Asia, Misc

Happy Book Birthday!

July 28, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

Good Chinese Wife is one year old today! It's been a year beyond expectation and would take another book to thank everyone who read my memoir, promoted it, and wrote reviews. These are just some photos that highlight events this first year. My book launch was held at Sandmeyer's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, My Family's Travels

Three-book giveaway!

July 4, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 7 Comments

I am so incredibly excited to share this giveaway for three new memoirs written by American women who live and found love in Asia. Shannon Young's Year of Fire Dragons takes place in Hong Kong, while Tracy Slater's The Good Shufu and Leza Lowitz's Here Comes the Sun take place in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

$1.99 on Kindle and Nook!

June 12, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

  For a very limited time only, Good Chinese Wife is available on Kindle and Nook for a very low price of $1.99!I can't think of many things that cost less than $1.99. Plus, with summer holidays here or on the way, it's a cheap and engaging summer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Public library love

March 25, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, China, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, My Family's Travels, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

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