" 3.5 stars. Alan Paul's wife is posted to Beijing as the Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief & their family of 5 lives the expat life -- with a twist. Although they reside in an enclave of non-Chinese whose standard of living is immensely increased by the disparity in salary to expenses (servants! huge house! fancy car! private schools!), they truly do try to sample some of "actual" China. His own journalistic creds (writer for Guitar Player & Slam magazines) made for very engaging writing. Never confident of his guitar skills, but a huge lover of the blues, he finds some Chinese musicians who encourage him to sit in with them. Eventually, they form a group & are voted Beijing Band of the Year! Then -- back to New Jersey & real life, so to speak. "
— Pam, 2/20/2014