{"product_id":"shanghai-rumours-english-edition-why-westerners-came-to-shanghai-and-why-they-didn-t-want-to-leave","title":"Shanghai Rumours (English Edition): Why Westerners Came to Shanghai and Why They Didn‘t Want to Leave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/f7761b822521b8178a30b2a0a6af6d67983ddf3f7610ad6143001c15ea083c9b.jpg?v=1793435893\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIn 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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eShanghai Rumours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efills that void.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAustralian 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrom the disorienting to the delightful,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eShanghai Rumours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/198713959986e50db2e00c1823342806e098a4729611d5d4e5f41a1b8f4531b7.jpg?v=1793435898\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/17b76f6edffb5019aa9859bf54ac68c3f359e560eb413f14f8c14e78ee1861d5.jpg?v=1793435901\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/1ce35fc6fcb830da295459c14b713935e149532d4c04ee3568370fe135b4a121.jpg?v=1793435905\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462417834318,"sku":"978-7-5085-3217-2-1520342-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":24.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/445915da8705dd9eb1657ced49a425a663fdb06481aa7efced9770aa162ec2bc.jpg?v=1793416887","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/shanghai-rumours-english-edition-why-westerners-came-to-shanghai-and-why-they-didn-t-want-to-leave","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}