Why a Booktrail?
21C: A dark and witty comedy that follows the busy lives of a unique group of characters set against the chaotic backdrop of Hong Kong. And the cover is very clever use of Photoshop that encapsulates the city well!
Harbour Views
What you need to know before your trail
Norwegian expat Jakob Odergaard rules his successful furniture corporation in Hong Kong with a ruthless streak noticeable even in the cut throat world of Japanese business. His wife Dagmar is bitter, his daughter estrange and his administrator somewhat sexually frustrated.
This colourful collection of people tell their story, show their side of Hong Kong and some insights into the city and culture will make you gasp out loud, smile and see a very unique side to Chinese life!
Travel Guide
Philip Chatting is your guide to a very unique journey around Hong Kong – and he knows his setting. Having been born in Chester, he was at the time of writing, the Vice president of HR for an export marketing company in Kong Kong. He dedicates the book thus –
“To Hong Kong, thou art the dragon of Cities all”
Hong Kong is a city built on money –
“Hong Kong gave scant attention to activities other than making money and none at all to the means by which it was made, there was no better city in which to pursue a financial dream”
This is the HK for a very black and witty character study. There is lots of advice and insights into HK culture –
Families needed strong parents and nations deserved unflinching government.
Even from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia where the cook is from, there is something to be learnt of how she lives here
..”Only the cook, who relished the fruits of her precession too much for her own good, was left to patch and recycle apparel purchased years ago to accommodate a once-younger girth….”
Oh and you’ll get to meet Anil, the driver, who dislikes the snooty avenues and prefers the parts of town he knows best such as ‘the high-rise apartments which houses indolent vagrants like himself’ Late night shops sit at the bottom with a vast collection of strange objects amidst the congestion and chaos of the streets outside.
Neat observations and a witty insight into Hong Kong
Where Next?
