China Book Club: 'Dreaming in Chinese' by Deborah Fallows

Subtitled 'Mandarin Lessons In Life, Love, And Language' this book is the recollection of a lifelong linguist learning Mandarin as an adult. It is full of recollections about the challenges of the language and observations about its history and relationship with the world's oldest civilisation.

Before living in East Asia, Fallows was assistant dean of languages and linguistics at Georgetown University. The book is accessible, relatable, and a goldmine of observations and insights about the Chinese language.