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Peter Hessler: River Town (Paperback, 2006, Harper Perennial) 4 stars

Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city …

Review of 'River Town' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A memoir of two years spent teaching English in rural China. Most everyone (even Carolyn!) liked it, with small quibbles. There was a lot of culture shock in it, but it also resonated - we could see the same things going on in China as we'd seen in other parts of the world.