• Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
  • Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
  • Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
  • Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
  • Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
  • Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave
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Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave

Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave

A Memoir of Expat Life in China — Teachers, Artists, Entrepreneurs and Writers Share What It’s Really Like to Build a Life in a Culture That Isn‘t Your Own
This is not a phrasebook for learning Shanghainese, and it is not a cultural history of the city. It is a literary memoir by an Australian writer who spent a decade in Shanghai, exploring a question that rarely gets a book-length answer: why do Westerners choose to live and work in a country so different from their own—and what happens to them once they do? You follow Christine Velde‘s own journey from arrival to belonging, then hear from other expats she interviewed: teachers, artists, strategists, entrepreneurs, an architect, and writers. They talk about the disorientation, the small victories, the moments of giving up, and the strange truth that once Shanghai gets into you, going home stops feeling like home. If you want to understand the expatriate experience in China through personal stories rather than a guidebook or a sociological study—this is it.
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In the rapidly globalizing world, more Westerners than ever are choosing to work and live in the East. Yet literature capturing their lived experience remains scarce. Shanghai Rumours fills that void.

Australian author Christine Velde explores a compelling question: why do Westerners from Australia, Europe, and the UK choose to build lives in a culture so different from their own? Through this literary memoir, she shares the stories of those who arrived in Shanghai seeking opportunity, adventure, or something they couldn’t quite name—and stayed to confront the daily challenges and unexpected rewards of life in China.

From the disorienting to the delightful, Shanghai Rumours captures the texture of expatriate life in one of the world‘s most dynamic cities. It is a book for anyone who has ever lived abroad, dreamed of it, or wondered what really happens when East meets West.

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