Love In The Time Of Swine Flu: A Travel Book (The Korea Trilogy 2)

Ian James is "amazing...truly a joy to read."

-- The Kindle Book Review

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to teach English in Korea or have already done so, this book is must read.
—GMAC10

I think this is an invaluable read to anyone considering moving to South Korea, be it to teach English, study at a Korean university, or work for the U.S. military.
—Dazzlecuts

I could hardly put it down over the few evenings I read it.
—Jake

Humorous, accurate, and poetically written.
—Alan

A great read. Filled with passages and anecdotes for the romantic traveler who has been disillusioned by the intoxication of moving to a foreign country.
—Joe C.

Can't wait for the next one.
—Kayla Hodkiewicz

[These reviews refer to Ian James' The Hotel Of Insanity, the first book in The Korea Trilogy]

Ian James is lost in Asia. Having slogged through six months of teaching English in a Korean public school, he escapes to Indochina to ply the waves of the Mekong River and wander the city-sized temples of Angkor Wat, romancing whoever he can find along the way, struggling to discover a purpose to his existence. This search for love and meaning seems hopeless until, at last, he finds her clopping along the streets of Busan in gleaming stilettos: Gold Silver Jade, the heir to the throne of the Korean Empire.

But this travel memoir delves deeper inside Korean culture than any of its superficial competitors, plunging into Gold Silver Jade’s past and the bizarre courtship of her parents, the descendants of shamans and bankrupt polygamous business tycoons who were raised in such poverty they couldn’t afford to buy rice. Marrying without having ever spoken to one another, her parents embark on a relationship packed with fights, walkouts, and threats of divorce, all leading to Jade’s birth, and the key to Ian James finding his place on the far side of the world—by her side.

Standalone sequel to The Hotel Of Insanity, Love In The Time Of Swine Flu is a genre-bending novel, mixing travel memoirs with romantic adventures in the fantastic shaman-laden past of modern Korea. Funny, steamy, and action-packed, these travel stories are all new classics. Scroll up and click on Look Inside to start reading now.