John Ball, celebrated author of "In the Heat of the Night," writes an affectionate and witty tribute to Taiwan and its people, introducing the reader to "as zany a group of characters who ever bedeviled and beguiled a writer abroad." In the process, he brings the reader to an understanding of the heart and spirit of the remarkable "Free China" as it existed in the late 1960's.
John Ball, celebrated author of "In the Heat of the Night," writes an affectionate and witty tribute to Taiwan and its people, introducing the reader to "as zany a group of characters who ever bedeviled and beguiled a writer abroad." In the process, he brings the reader to an understanding of the heart and spirit of the remarkable "Free China" as it existed in the late 1960's.