Cutted Chicken in Shanghai

By Sharon Winters

Friends will take you by the hand and help you cross a busy street. Occasionally, they will lead you into a whole new world.

An American woman takes a cultural fling into China and finds humorous and engaging adventures as her Shanghai driver tries to keep her out of trouble in a land she struggles to understand, and her Chinese friends become as unforgettable to her as the China she comes to love. From supermarkets to restaurants, and her driver who doesn't speak English, every aspect of her daily life contains a challenge. In Cutted Chicken in Shanghai, we join Sharon as she interacts with Chinese people and uncovers similarities. Her quick wit, humor, and open heart endear her to those she meets. Interspersed with snapshots from her past, this book is an opening into the ancient kingdom where there is something deeply familiar at its core.

When Sharon first faced those busy Shanghai streets and asked for help crossing, never did she suspect she was being led home.

Cutted Chicken in Shanghai is an honest and delightfully realized memoir full of humor, warmth, and thoughtful insights into the sometimes inscrutable (to Westerners) culture of the people of the "Middle Kingdom," which is unflinchingly described, warts and all. The author's affection for the people of Shanghai and the city itself is unmistakable, and readers will find this well-written diary-cum-travelogue an eye-opening and entertaining read.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481931512
• ISBN13: 9781481931519
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Captivating insight into the thrill of living in Shanghai

I lived in Shanghai during the time this book was written, namely 1997, and enjoyed many of the same joys and frustrations as my friend, Sharon. I learned to use public transportation both in the city and in the surrounding countryside. I also only learned the most rudimentary Chinese so my experience was excitingly different. Sharon truly captures the spirit of daily living in a Communist country and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. We were world travelers ourselves, but this was a fascinating and baffling culture for us to negotiate. Sharon brilliantly opens door for you to peek behind the curtain to share our grand adventure. Her tales of daily life reminded me of many forays into shopping in the Antique Market and all the market streets in which all the vendors sold the same thing; fabric street, fish and reptile market, hardware street, flower market, etc. Once the local shoppers came to recognize you as a regular at the neighborhood produce shop, they would berate the vendor if he did not give you a good price. Then there were the trips to Suzhou to the pearl market where we honed our bartering skills to a fine point. Sharon's stories are captivating and will give you a fantastic insight into the thrill of living in this special place.