Made in China - by Simon Gjeroe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Simon Gjeroe became a father in China and suddenly had to deal with serious questions: Can you live with your wife if she has not showered for a month? Can you take your wife seriously if she starts wearing X-ray aprons? Do you really have to eat the placenta? In this extraordinary memoir, Simon answers all those questions and many more, highlighting the weird and wonderful world of cross-cultural marriage and parenthood in the Middle Kingdom. Made in China is a humorous narrative that reveals Simon's love for a country wonderfully full of contradictions and absurdities. He went to China as a language student, married the teacher and made both a family and a new life for himself.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A delight to read. In amongst all the tomes seeking to deep dive China, Simon Gjero's is a refreshingly honest account of one of the most singular experiences in any culture - making, birthing and raising babies. This very personal account is also a very important window onto modern Chinese manners and customs." --Paul French, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Midnight in Peking</i></p><br><br><p>"Part manual, part memoir, this richly detailed tale of fatherhood captures the wonderful, fascinating otherness of raising a baby in a culture outside of one's own. Simon's fun, funny and fascinating book is a reminder that however different (and often downright bizarre) the beliefs and traditions of others might seem when it comes to raising kids, ultimately it all comes from a place of love. A must-read for any parent-to-be, no matter where they are in the world." --Tom O'Malley, author of <i>Beijing</i><i>and</i><i>China Lonely Planet</i> (12th & 16th Edition)</p><br><br>"A fun and fascinating look at the intricacies of Chinese traditions surrounding pregnancy and birth, from nutrition to numerology. Simon Gjeroe offers a friendly helping hand to other foreigners attempting, like him, to navigate a path through a landscape of often perplexing cultural differences." --Fuchsia Dunlop, award-winning author of <i>Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Simon Rom Gjeroe</b> is a self-confessed nerd when it comes to China and everything Chinese. He has been interested in China since he saw the movie The Last Emperor as a thirteen year old. During his Chinese studies, he spent two years at Sichuan University in Chengdu, where he lived from 1995 to 1998. This is where he also met his future wife, Fu. After graduating in Chinese and Modern East Asian Studies, he moved to Beijing for work, and, after a few years, also married and settled down with Fu and eventually became the proud father of two boys here. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he has lived in China for more than a decade. He has written articles and books on Chinese travel, food, culture, history and politics. This is his third book. He now lives in Denmark where he teaches Chinese Studies and History. The family now also has a daughter, Made in Denmark.
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