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Great Leaps

Great Leaps Finding Home in a Changing China

Paperback (01 Jul 2019)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Colin Flahive explores Chinas rural-urban migration against the backdrop of his own transition from Colorado to southwest China. There, in Yunnan province, he partnered with three friends to open a café that became much more than simply an outpost of Western cuisine in a far-flung corner of the world. Over the course of a decade, Salvadors Coffee House became home to over 50 young women from mountain villages in the surrounding countryside. Most knew nothing about coffee or Western food, but they moved to the city to work at Salvadors and earn their independence. Great Leaps follows the challenges faced by Colin, his partners and his employees as they leave their old lives behind to make a new home in a foreign land. They encounter unlikely successes, endure heartbreaks and nearly lose everything. But by taking the leap together, they all find their own places in the modern Chinese dream.

Book information

ISBN: 9789887963806
Publisher: Blacksmith Books
Imprint: Blacksmith Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 951.06092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 207
Weight: 272g
Height: 140mm
Width: 212mm
Spine width: 7mm