Isbn: 9798275044331 - the White Ghost’s Guide to Chinese Wisdom: Proverbs, Marriage, and Other Things I Don’t Understand (4 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The White Ghost's Guide to Chinese WisdomProverbs, Marriage, and Other Things I Don't Understandby Sasha Finch Sasha Finch is a well-meaning Western husband armed with curiosity, bad Mandarin, and the belief that he can understand Chinese proverbs if he squints hard enough. His wife, Ly, disagrees, politely, at first.What follows is a crash course in culture, marriage, and culinary survival: Flipping the family fish (bad)Sweeping away New Year luck (worse)Making quinoa fried rice (unforgivable)Using proverbs on his wife (pray for him)Along the way, Sasha discovers that wisdom is less about knowledge and more about humility. And that sometimes the greatest teacher is the person across the table, raising an eyebrow while you burn dinner.Heartfelt, sharp, and genuinely laugh-out-loud, this is a memoir for anyone who's ever loved across cultures, tried to learn from their mistakes, or tried (and failed) to hold chopsticks like a normal person. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The White Ghost's Guide to Chinese WisdomProverbs, Marriage, and Other Things I Don't Understandby Sasha Finch Sasha Finch is a well-meaning Western husband armed with curiosity, bad Mandarin, and the belief that he can understand Chinese proverbs if he squints hard enough. His wife, Ly, disagrees, politely, at first.What follows is a crash course in culture, marriage, and culinary survival: Flipping the family fish (bad)Sweeping away New Year luck (worse)Making quinoa fried rice (unforgivable)Using proverbs on his wife (pray for him)Along the way, Sasha discovers that wisdom is less about knowledge and more about humility. And that sometimes the greatest teacher is the person across the table, raising an eyebrow while you burn dinner.Heartfelt, sharp, and genuinely laugh-out-loud, this is a memoir for anyone who's ever loved across cultures, tried to learn from their mistakes, or tried (and failed) to hold chopsticks like a normal person. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…