Media Kit

This page provides the material appropriate for a press release for the newly released book, Days Like Floating Water, A Story of Modern China. Included, inter alia, is a description of the book's theme, the author's bio, images of the book's cover and selected illustrations, as well as selected information from inside the book. The text and downloadable files may be reproduced and used for media coverage of this publication. To download files, right click on the icon in the lower left of the appropriate section and save the target in your file of choice. If additional information is needed, please e-mail to info@dayslikefloatingwater.com or call at (805) 547-1501. What Makes This Book Unique? This is not the China you see on the news. Neither is it the travel magazine version of the Great Wall and Forbidden City. Days Like Floating Water, A Story of Modern China allows you to immerse yourself in China's real heart and soul; the day-to-day life of its everyday people. Two sixty-something adventurers, Susan McKee and her husband Robert, accept a humanitarian assignment to teach English to college students in a village near a large but primitive city struggling to make its way into the 21st century.  Of course, being in a Communist country, they agree to leave religion out of the mix.  From the minute they arrive life becomes an adventure. Whether a trip to the market to find food they can recognize, to navigating the maze of Communist bureaucracy, nothing is ordinary or familiar. This is a journey of parallel paths: You get to know the McKees intimately because Susan so willingly shares herself, and you get to see China from the inside out, without guile or agenda. As the McKees gain the trust and love of their students, they are taken deeper and deeper into the human experience of a very different culture. This is an intimate journey into the hearts of real Chinese people. Reviews What we have, in my opinion, in Days Like Floating Water is an extraordinarily well written, almost lyrical memoir. I found it to be warm and engaging, informative and humorous. The "narrator," as it were, is so candid and articulate, witty and aware. I just couldn't put it down. Really.           --Scott Silverman, Articulated Brands Beautifully written, always fascinating, often funny, sometimes poignant, this is a story that draws you in and wraps itself around you - and you don't want it to let go.           --Laren Bright, Little Moose Press