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Australian Author Tania McCartney: Tales from China

Posted: September 9th, 2009

Today’s post written by Edwina

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Tania McCartney is an Australian author and Mum recently returned to Australia to live after being based in Beijing, China, with her family for 4 years.

Tania’s love of words has resulted in a number of books including two childrens travelogue books, Riley and the Sleeping Dragon (set in Beijing) and Riley and the Dancing Lion (set in Hong Kong; due for release November 2009), as well as a memoir of life in Beijing called Beijing Tai Tai. (Tai Tai is a Chinese term for a wife and mother, often used tongue-in-cheek by ex-pat women in Beijing to describe the wives who spend their days lunching and shopping.)

Beijing Tai Tai is a memoir of Tania’s move to China and the lifestyle and experience of what followed. There are some great reviews of the book here and here.

Tania also has a blog where she shares some of her life with kids. Check it out for some great ideas for parties and decorations, as well as tips for embellishing clothes and travelling with kids.

You can purchase Tania’s books at the very cool online store Little Living – www.littleliving.com.au.