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Year of Fire Dragons

An American Womans Story of Coming of Age in Hong Kong
  • ISBN-13: 9789881376411
  • Publisher: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
    Imprint: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
  • By Shannon Young
  • Price: AUD $32.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 07/04/2015
  • Format: Paperback (215.00mm X 140.00mm) 248 pages Weight: 322g
  • Categories: Memoirs [BM]Hong Kong [1FPCH]
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In 2010, bookish 22-year-old Shannon Young follows her Eurasian boyfriend to Hong Kong, eager to forge a new love story in his hometown. But when work sends him to London a month later, Shannon embarks on a wide-eyed newcomer's journey through Hong Kong -- alone. She teaches in a local school as the only foreigner, explores Asia with other young expats and discovers family history in Hong Kong, all while trying to hold on to her thwarted romance. The city enchants her, forcing her to question her plans. Soon, she must make a choice between her new life and the love that first brought her to Asia.
Shannon Young is an American twentysomething living in Hong Kong. She is the editor of an anthology called How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia. She writes a blog called A Kindle in Hong Kong. She likes to read, travel and spy on other people's books on the train.
Year of Fire Dragons is not only a riveting coming of age story, but also a testament to the distance people will travel for love. Shannon Young is the voice of the millennial generation and anyone who has ever built a new life abroad. Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of Good Chinese Wife
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