Call Me Tai Tai

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)><em>What would you do if given the chance to relocate to a far-off country leaving everything you know behind?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Part love story part travelogue </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)><em>Call Me Tai Tai</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> explores author Joan Kelleher's life-changing journey as she follows her husband to 1980's China. Departing her beloved Hawaii where she raised her children and carved out a career it's Joan's time to leave the nest. Throwing caution to the wind she gives up her predictable future to follow her instincts and take the biggest gamble of her life.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>But it wouldn't be just a simple move. She'd need to leave her grown son who had been diagnosed four years previously with a crippling mental illness. Still his doctors believed his parents' relocation could be the change he needed to find more independence. And maybe Joan hoped it could also be the chance she needed to salvage her broken marriage.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>For anyone looking to begin anew or find their footing after their children have left the nest this memoir can stand as a rallying cry and inspiration. A two-year assignment turned into many more and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Call Me Tai Tai</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> recounts Joan's adventures from the humbling spiritual visits to Tibet to her discovery of a love for hunting for antiques. Armchair travelers will delight in this breathtaking tour of the scenic beauty and culture of Asia that is as much a chronicle of change and self-discovery. Throughout her journey Joan provides an heartfelt recounting of both the beauty and the hardships of the land while introducing a myriad of unforgettable characters as Joan rediscovers herself.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Insightful poignant and exciting </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Call Me Tai Tai</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> is the story of an inquisitive adventurous heart in a magnificent and magical world. At its heart it is the universal story of the power that love and faith can have on a family.</span></p>