A SEASON IN RED Kirsty Needham - My Great Leap Forward in China

The author's account of the wilder side of Beijing.

This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with little wear; light foxing on end pages and outside edges of book; first page has been cut out to remove personal gift message. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: When Kirsty Needham went to Beijing as a 'Foreign Expert' she had no idea quite how foreign - or confronting - the experience would be. Her romantic expectations of how it would be to work and live as a journalist in Beijing are swiftly swept away by the bizarre realities of this extraordinary country. As she grapples with the strange and often contradictory world of modern China - a country of communist slogans and transvestite nightclubs, SARS scares and SWAT-like teams of tourist handlers - Kirsty becomes embroiled in a world that constantly challenges her perceptions as it quietly wins her heart. By turns enlightening, hilarious and sometimes not a little scary, Kirsty's is a unique take on contemporary China as it is evolving right now. From a city where where St Bernard dogs are the new status symbols and nice middle-class Beijingers play the NASDAQ for fun she provides a fresh, compelling outsider's view of a little known and fascinating part of the world.

Book Details

Code: SKU914

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 268

Published: 2006 by Allen & Unwin, Australia

ISBN: 1741147557

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $8.00