Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven (Hardcover) ~ Susan Jane Gilm... Cover Art

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven (Hardcover)

By: Susan Jane Gilman (Author)

More About this Product
List Price: $25.99
Tower Price: $19.37
You Save: $6.62 (26%)
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: In Stock
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Run a Quick Search on "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven" by Susan Jane Gilman to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven"

Browse more products related to "Susan Jane Gilman"

Review

"UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN is a frequently hilarious and ultimately moving coming-age-story disguised as a classic backpacker's memoir."

Annotation

Susan Jane Gilman recounts a fairly disastrous trip she and a colleague took to China and Hong Kong in the 1980s. The two naïve college grads spontaneously planned the trip after being inspired by a placemat at a pancake restaurant, and they would soon come to regret their utter lack of preparation. Amid a series of eye-opening wonders and head-shaking blunders, the two friends drift apart, until they realize that they will need each other's help to make it home.

They were young, brilliant, and ambitious. They set out to conquer the world. Instead, the world conquered them.
Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's riveting new memoir is a hilarious and haunting true adventure. It's filled with the memorable characters, psychological insights, and dazzling humor she's known for. Yet it also displays an accomplished literary eloquence and grandeur of scale that will entertain and enthrall old and new fans alike.
In 1986, fresh out of college, Susan Jane Gilman and her friend Chloe dreamed of hitting the road as modern-day female Kerouacs. Inspired by a placemat at the International House of Pancakes, they mapped out a trip circling the globe, then headed west--to China. At that point in time, the People's Republic had been open to backpackers for barely ten minutes. But Susan and Chloe relished the challenge. Having been told throughout their Ivy League schooling that they were "the future leaders of America," they were eager to boldly take on the world. Unfortunately, the world had other ideas.
Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrology book, and more chutzpah than sense, the two quickly found themselves on an epic misadventure. As they trekked off the map into the dusty, alien streets of Communist China, they were quickly stripped of everything familiar. At turns funny, erotic, and harrowing, their journey became a string of poignant encounters with Chinese and Westerners alike. But it soon grew sinister. The two young women found themselves trapped in their own peculiar Heart of Darkness in the middle of rural China, and what began as a giddy expedition became a real-life international thriller that transformedtheir lives for forever.
UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN is an astonishing, real-life story of hubris--and redemption--told with tremendous heart.

If You Enjoy "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:

 [Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (1907) (Hardcover) ~ Andy... Cover Art
Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (1907) (Hardcover) ~ Andy Adams (Author) ]
 [Fifty Years Below Zero - A Lifetime of Adventure in the Far Nort... Cover Art
Fifty Years Below Zero - A Lifetime of Adventure in the Far North (Paperback) ~ Charles D. Brown (Author) ]
 [Sergei Koussevitzky and His Epoch (Paperback) ~ Arthur Lourie (A... Cover Art
Sergei Koussevitzky and His Epoch (Paperback) ~ Arthur Lourie (Author) ]
 [Collard Greens: Growing Up on a Sandhill Subsistence Farm in Lou... Cover Art
Collard Greens: Growing Up on a Sandhill Subsistence Farm in Louisiana During the Great Depression (Paperback) ~ Thomas Ard Sylvest (Author) ]
 [Motherless Child - Stories from a Life (Paperback) ~ Sarah Gordo... Cover Art
Motherless Child - Stories from a Life (Paperback) ~ Sarah Gordon Weathersby (Autho... ]
 [One of the Crew, USS "O'bannon," World War II (Paperba... Cover Art
One of the Crew, USS "O'bannon," World War II (Paperback) ~ Walter Allen Lee (Author) ]
 [Suleiman the Magnificent - Sultan of the East (Hardcover) ~ Haro... Cover Art
Suleiman the Magnificent - Sultan of the East (Hardcover) ~ Harold Lamb (Author) ]
 [The Path of Least Resistance, True North (Paperback) ~ James T. ... Cover Art
The Path of Least Resistance, True North (Paperback) ~ James T. Heffernan (Author) ]
 [Transcendental Sojourn (Paperback) ~ Liz Cosline (Author) Cover Art
Transcendental Sojourn (Paperback) ~ Liz Cosline (Author) ]
 [Music-Study in Germany (Paperback) ~ Amy Fay (Author) Cover Art
Music-Study in Germany (Paperback) ~ Amy Fay (Author) ]

Customer Reviews for "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven (Hardcover)" by Susan Jane Gilman (Author)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower.com BOOK Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Tower.com Popular Book Wiki Articles

  • The Paperback
    Learn more information on the paperback format before choosing which type of book to purchase.
  • The E-Book
    What exactly is an "electronic book?" Learn before you buy with Tower Wiki!
  • The Audio Book
    Do you prefer to read or be read to? Learn more about this increasingly popular book format.

Interact with Tower.com