Good Chinese Wife
A Love Affair with China Gone Wrong

I would have rated this book four stars, then I decided to reduce one, because of the repetitive theme of the author excusing her husband's bad behavior on "cultural differences". It took 40 chapters for the penny to drop and she begins to admit she married an ass****. The whole title of the book is......more

Moral: Don't marry men from other countries and cultures whom you have only know a short time. Susan Blumberg-Kason grew in suburban Chicago and from an early age was fascinated by China. After graduating from college in the US, she seizes the opportunity to do a Masters degree in Hong Kong. There th......more

While reading this book, I found myself intrigued by the calm I felt in the writing. I could feel the peace the author had already made with the part of her life she was writing about, but at the same time, this did not stop the story from being compelling - a quiet book that is a page turner is an......more

When first we meet Susan, a young American woman studying in Hong Kong, we see her as eager and inexperienced — a lover of Chinese culture who is quickly romanced by fellow student Cai, so handsome and sure. Through innocent, intellectual evening chats and patience, Cai courts Susan — and proposes v......more

We know going into it that this will not end well from the title. Although this is a memoir of an American girl(Chicagoan at that!) who married a Chinese man, it was extremely suspenseful. Like many a twenty something, Susan confused attraction for love. Like many a twenty something she felt like an......more