What it’s like to be a Western woman living in the Asia? Trying to respect and learn the culture while still holding on to your dear values and ideas. No other book can better express the different stories we have than the newly published anthology How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit?: True Stories of Expat Women in Asia (affiliate link). In the book 26 women from all over the world share their true stories in different countries in the East Asia. They are backpackers, expatriates, single women, mothers, wifes, all living in a new culture very different from their own. They feel joy, fear, love, hate, excitement, confusion, all…

My China books in China, doesn’t include all learning material or books in Finland Thank you everyone for taking part at the very first lucky draw of this blog! First I will announce the winner and then share everyone’s China book recommendations, so we all can have something new on our reading lists. Links to the books are Amazon affiliate links that helps this blog to pay for web hosting. The winner for free ebook copy of P.R.C – Pretty Real China is: Jonathan Congratulations! I will give your email address to the author who will then arrange the book to you directly. Here is Jonathan’s winning comment (chosen by…

We all have our favourite books about China, books that teach us more about this amazing culture that we are or want to be a part of. Books that help us make the decision to move to China and make our dreams come true. Books that make us laugh and relate to the author’s story. Now it’s time to have our very first lucky draw here at Living a Dream in China and recommend your favourite books to me and other readers! If you’re lucky, you can win a free digital copy of a new book called P.R.C  – Pretty Real China! Writer and photographer Denis Lejeune lived in Chongqing…