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Ebook About They were young, brilliant, and bold. They set out to conquer the world. But the world had other plans for them. Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey, a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. In 1986, fresh out of college, Gilman and her friend Claire yearned to do something daring and original that did not involve getting a job. Inspired by a place mat at the International House of Pancakes, they decided to embark on an ambitious trip around the globe, starting in the People's Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent travelers for roughly ten minutes. Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrological love guide, and an arsenal of bravado, the two friends plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found themselves in over their heads. As they ventured off the map deep into Chinese territory, they were stripped of everything familiar and forced to confront their limitations amid culture shock and government surveillance. What began as a journey full of humor, eroticism, and enlightenment grew increasingly sinister-becoming a real-life international thriller that transformed them forever.Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is a flat-out page-turner, an astonishing true story of hubris and redemption told with Gilman's trademark compassion, lyricism, and wit.Book Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Review :
I enjoyed this book. The writer wrote with an honesty and sense of humour that lightened up what could have been a depressing story. As someone who had traveled in China, I particularly enjoyed her description of China in 1984 when it just opened up to tourism. Yet really had no infrastructure to feed or provide tourists with an environment they would find comfortable. Susan Gilman wrote a very convincing account of the serious changes her travel partner experienced during this daunting excursion. As a mental health worker of 15 years, I am very familiar with the type of behavior the main character was observing as her friend became more vulnerable. I think she did an excellent job of showing the amazing kindness of the Chinese people, even when experiencing austere poverty. The book was hard to put down, the characters came to life and were all different, not without flaws. She captured "the coming of age" that many youth experience when going "outside their comfort zone" and seeing that the world is a very complicated place. I really enjoyed the earthy quality Gilman captures, the way she pulls the story together and the moving way she wraps it up. This is a book for travelers, especially first-time travelers. As far as preparations and planning for travel, Susan and Claire made just about every mistake possible. The fact that they survived was just plain “dumb” luck. They were travelling in the mid 80s to China, a country that was characterized by suspicion when it came to contact with foreigners.Claire had money, at least her family did. We get to know her as sort of a spoiled rich girl. This story is related by Susan, who had to work hard for a long time to save money for the big adventure the two planned. She was helped financially by a grandmother, but mostly she had to work for things Claire might take for granted.The trip was not planned as a China only destination; it was an around-the-world trip. China was the first major destination. The problems started in pre-1997 Hong Kong, where a traveler could get a taste of travel conditions in China. The two wanted to experience “real” traveling, not the type of travel where tourists stayed in western hotels, ate western food only, took package tours, and returned home confident in new found knowledge of a foreign culture. Their first experiences in Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions should have warned them of the too much and too extreme realities to come.There are excellent descriptions of people they encountered: a dilettante western woman with her children, a Chinese volunteer helper who probably wanted their help to get out of China, and various Italians, Germans, and Australians with various agenda for fun. Then there was the totally unexpected Chinese lady named Lisa located in the “middle of nowhere” who worked in a restaurant and cooked food like mom made.It is difficult for me to discover when Claire’s mental health began to deteriorate, but once it did, the slide into paranoia and strange behavior was steady. Susan recognized a danger that is still present for travelers in more remote areas today. Host governments must deal with problem tourists. If part of the management results in incarceration, there are new diplomatic and political problems. Sometimes it is just easier if the problem foreigner disappears. These problems are somewhat described and hinted at in “Fielding’s Guide to Dangerous Places”. Susan and Claire did not have that guide, but Susan discerned the problem.Susan and Claire’s “escape” from a dangerous situation probably could not be replicated in the age of the internet, but it is also true that their problems would not have advanced to such a degree if modern day communication equipment had been available. Nevertheless, their story of returning home followed by the story of Susan’s return to China many years later are stories that make this a worthwhile book to read. It is a cautionary note for travelers and an inspiring story in its follow up to Lisa’s experience. Read Online Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Download Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven PDF Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Mobi Free Reading Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Download Free Pdf Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven PDF Online Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Mobi Online Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Reading Online Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Read Online Susan Jane Gilman Download Susan Jane Gilman Susan Jane Gilman PDF Susan Jane Gilman Mobi Free Reading Susan Jane Gilman Download Free Pdf Susan Jane Gilman PDF Online Susan Jane Gilman Mobi Online Susan Jane Gilman Reading Online Susan Jane GilmanBest Herb of Grace: Amish Romance (The Whinburg Township Amish Book 4) By Adina Senft
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