State-Sponsored Sex (ePub)

Growing up in a dusty, West Texas town, Claire Noble craved a life of fun and adventure. A decade after college however, Claire decided it was time to impose some discipline upon her turbulent life. But just as she landed the job of her dreams, she met the man of her dreams--online. Claire married her online boyfriend and moved with him to Hong Kong a week after the wedding. Now the real adventure began. From a government-operated Shanghai sex toy store to a quirky Shanghai DMV, from a time-warped expat neighborhood to a luxury Hong Kong high rise, Claire charted a course through an inadvertent decade in Asia with new discoveries around every corner. She ate maggots and smuggled parasites. She had near misses with Kim Jong-Il but really met Erica Jong. She suffered through tortuous massages, mammograms and colonoscopies and lived to laugh about it. She began her journey as a newlywed but grew her family with the addition of four cats, two kids and an assortment of houseplants--most of which suffered slow, agonizing deaths (the plants, not the kids or the cats). Join Claire on her journey of the unexpected, both new cultures and new life roles. Along the way Claire learns plans are often nothing more then good intentions and a sense of humor is indispensible for surviving all that comes life's way.