Street of Eternal Happiness by Rob Schmitz

This is a fascinating look at people's lives in a neighborhood in Shanghai. Rob Schmitz, a journalist who lives in the Shanghai neighborhood, tells the stories of people whose lives intersect
his own. The author relates each individual's story and past history to help the reader better understand the Chinese people and their culture.

 Even though this book is non-fiction, it reads like a novel and is an engaging read. I enjoyed the honest accounts of the people he talks about and gained a much better understanding of China and its people.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about China. I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.