"Jane Austen never yearned to venture from her beloved Highbury and I too have been enjoying weeks of weary free travel in China, France, Spain and Hungary with these books"
"James Jeffrey’s Paprika Paradise takes an unpredictable journey through his mother’s homeland of Hungary, described in the book as an exotic parallel universe, where grandparents live in towns called Uranium Town, and people say ‘hello’ when they mean ‘goodbye’. The language is so alien it is almost impossible to master and the roads totally unreliable. This is a funny book; although it left me feeling in real doubt to whether I would actually pay the airfare to visit!"
Jan Wong by Beijing Confidential
"Jan Wong is a Canadian student arrives in China during the height of the cultural revolution in the 1970’s on a study program. A true believer in Maoism and socialist principles she reports on a fellow chinese student Yin who requests her help to try and get to America. Three decades later she returns to Bejing with her family to try and find Yin who she betrayed and make peace with her. With 400 million cell phone users all unlisted and forty percent of the population sharing 10 surnames this is not an easy task. A great insight into the changing values, new rich and the booming Chinese economy."
Jason Webster’s Duende
"This book takes running away with the gypsies to new levels. ‘Duende’ is an intense emotional state; part ecstasy, part desperation and an integral part of flamenco. The main character learns guitar with the gypsies and immerses himself deep within their counter culture. If you want to take a rough ride through the real Spain of gypsies, drugs, flamenco, passion and guitar, you will love this book."
Ellie Nielsen Buying a Piece of Paris
Imagine being able to buy a chic apartment in Paris, oh mon dieu, il n’est pas possible! Ellie Neilsen is an Australian girl who sets out to do just that with all the usual cultural barriers you will encounter in a foreign country. If you love Paris, champagne and apartment hunting you will love this book. J’adore Paris and this book!
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