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About Susan Conley
See more books from this AuthorConley secured the use of Tony’s driver, a kindly, calm local man, and quickly hired an ayi, the indispensable “magical housekeeper.” The author offers the requisite observations of an ex-pat in China—no sidewalks, everybody yells, general brainwash about the Cultural Revolution—and can’t quite g...
| Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneConley's husband had accepted a dream job in Beijing, and they had decided to say "yes to all the unknowns that will now rain down on us" including common difficulties faced by many families moving to a new city: a new school for her two young sons, finding new friends, and adjusting to a new apa...
Oct 25 2010 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneThe family explores the Wall of China, horseback riding, and sightseeing, plus enjoys the exotic and delicious Chinese delicacies, but the transition is still difficult.Within a year of acclimating to the complexities of her new life, Ms.
Feb 08 2011 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneSurely it occurred to Conley, a bright and worldly woman, that the nurse might have known more about Asian genocide and resettlement than about geopolitics -- or at least realize that the geographical designation "Middle East" doesn't have the same meaning to someone in Beijing as it does to a ci...
Feb 19 2011 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneConley is ostensibly working on a novel that she plans to finish while in Beijing, but life rarely goes according to plan, and just as the Forbidden City exists inside the city of Beijing, another story unfolds within her China story, a story of breast cancer.
| Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneSusan Conley has published extensively in newspapers and magazines and has taught creative writing and literature at several colleges.
Feb 21 2011 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good Fortune(She is cancer-free at this time.) In this fast-moving, fascinating memoir, Susan Conley provides a remarkable firsthand look at life in a vastly different culture, a unique experience that was unfortunately colored by the stress and fear of fighting cancer.
Jun 06 2011 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneI have a special connection to China, so I was intrigued by the title, cover, and a memoir set in China.
Apr 04 2011 | Read Full Review of The Foremost Good FortuneAn aggregated and normalized score based on 74 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes