Gweilo Moments: Notes From Hong Kong on on motherhood, adoption, mid-life and cats by Robin Minietta ISBN 9789889706173 | Paperback | Chameleon Press | March 2005 | HK$65.00 Buy this book from Paddyfield.com

How does one go about opening one's heart to an abused six-year old boy who speaks not one word of English? What do menopause and kudzu have in common? Where do we turn for that extra dose of courage, or an extra dollop of humor to help us through the day? Gweilo Moments, a collection of interlocking essays by Robin Minietta, is a thoughtful -- and, provocative -- meditation on lives that unfold against the backdrop of Hong Kong. Both poignant and laugh out-loud funny, Minietta's debut book showcases a strong, clear intelligent woman's voice. "... heartwrenchingly real ... Minietta earns the reader's full attention and grips it until the last page." -- Lauren Crothers in the South China Morning Post Robin Minietta, a journalist by training, worked for over a decade as a reporter and producer for public television in the United States. She has won numerous awards for her broadcast work, including an Emmy. Her essays have been published in literary and academic journals in the U.S. Minietta lives in Hong Kong with her husband and three children.