“A smart, funny, insightful peek into modern China through the eyes of a ‘foreign babe’.”
Having lived briefly in China while growing up, DeWoskin returns as an adult to work in a PR firm and finds herself cast in a successful soap opera, Foreign Babes in Beijing. In her highly entertaining and enlightening memoir of the same name, she shares her fascinating perspective. DeWoskin shares insider views on the one-child policy, the practice of self-criticism, and more. Still, life in Beijing is definitely improving; notes DeWoskin, "Beijing is more like Hong Kong, [as] street kiosks [make] way for sleek boutiques and cafes where the Chinese and foreigners lounge together drinking lattes and Italian sodas." She gives readers the perfect feel for today's China-a place where ancient and modern mingle.