I'd heard of Erica Jong's Fear of Flying for decades. It's known of course as a racy novel about a married woman who is in search of the "zipless f*&^"--an affair without any emotional attachments. But what I didn't know was that Fear of Flying is an AMWF novel … [Read more...]
Happy 2nd Book Anniversary!
Today marks the second year since my publication date for Good Chinese Wife!Although the hype around many books tapers off after a year, I've been happy with the continued interest in Good Chinese Wife. Since last July 29th, which marked the first anniversary, I've … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Sympathizer
It was almost 25 years to the month that I found myself in a hotel lobby in Danang, Vietnam, surrounded by a couple dozen Vietnamese men and women, the former far outnumbering the latter. A couple of the men were fiddling with a VCR connected to a color TV while the rest of us … [Read more...]
The House of Folklore
I go for bags the same way many go for shoes, especially when said bags are from Hong Kong. I recently learned of The House of Folklore, an online store based in Hong Kong. When I saw this bag, I couldn't say no.The House of Folklore doesn't just sell Chinese designs. It … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Foreign Affairs
On a recent transatlantic flight, I read Alison Lurie's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Foreign Affairs (Random House, 1984). Although it's been out for more than thirty years, I found it on a daily Amazon deal a while back and thought it looked like something I'd like: complicated … [Read more...]
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