Dancing in the Heart of the Dragon: A Memoir of China

A Canadian teacher traveling in rural China experiences the education of a lifetime, the kind that impacts the mind and expands the heart. Feel her horror as the bus approaches head-on, her helplessness as she watches a man die, her humility as she receives unprecedented care from non-professional people, and her heartbreak as she realizes she must leave China and her friends behind. Then discover with her, in Canada, the miracle of her survival. Ramona McKean is making a truly great and important statement, not just about China but about the human race. And she tells it with simple, direct, honest eloquence, no tricks, no holds barred, no preaching. The outlook on life, the philosophy, is tremendous. Our grandchildren's future depends largely on understanding between Chinese and Westerners. Ramona's book tells a powerful and personal story of why and how this understanding is possible and how, at the end of the day, having a good heart is the thing that truly matters.