“[A] down-to-earth memoir chronicling her family’s stint in the Chinese province of Shandong on the eve of the Beijing Olympics” (Publishers Weekly).When Aminta Arrington moves with her husband and three young children (including a daughter adopted from China) from suburban Georgia to Tai’an, a city where donkeys share the road with cars, the family is bewildered by seemingly endless cultural differences large and small. But with the help of new friends, they soon find their way. Full of humor and unexpectedly moving moments,Home Is a Roof Over a Pigrecounts a transformative quest with a freshness that will delight.“A brutally honest and fascinating peek at life for an American family living in a foreign country. I was engrossed in the story as Arrington used her humor, and ultimately understanding and flexibility to survive, realize, and eventually love the contradictory land of China.” —Kay Bratt, bestselling author ofSilent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage“The power of Aminta Arrington’sHome Is a Roof Over a Pigis you can see both sides of the ‘China coin’ from it—something most people won’t get just by traveling through, or only by hearing about China in Western languages. Read it, it will help you dip into the real China.” —Xinran, author ofThe Good Women of China“A military wife turned ESL instructor’s sharp-eyed account of how the adoption of a Chinese baby girl led to her family’s life-changing decision to live and work in rural China . . . Candid and heartfelt.” —Kirkus Reviews
Home Is a Roof Over a Pig: An American Family’s Journey in China
- ASIN :B07RV8GMZQ
- Publisher :ABRAMS Press; 1st edition (July 5, 2012)
- Publication date :July 5, 2012
- Language :English
- File size :5262 KB
- Text-to-Speech :Enabled
- Screen Reader :Supported
- Enhanced typesetting :Enabled
- X-Ray :Not Enabled
- Word Wise :Enabled
- Print length :317 pages