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Dinah Lee Küng

Biography

Dinah Lee Küng worked for twenty years in Asia as a foreign correspondent, mainly in China/Hong Kong, for publications including The Economist, Business Week, and the International Herald Tribune. She is the author of six novels, a number of radio plays and was nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2004. She and her husband, a International Red Cross official, have retired in the Geneva area.

Where to find Dinah Lee Küng online

Website: http://dinahleekung.com

Where to buy in print

http://amazon.com

Books

On the Back Lot of Life by
Price: Free! Words: 2,450. Language: English. Published: June 22, 2012 by Eyes and Ears. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Inspirational
From the author of the Orange Prize-nominated "A Visit From Voltaire" comes a heartwarming and funny short story about the scorching August morning her mother died in L.A. A woman who loved living among the various "types" who might have walked out of a Central Casting directory or a soap-opera audition call, the departed mother bequeaths her bereaved daughter the legacy of laughter
Under Their Skin by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 103,210. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2012 by Eyes and Ears. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Medical, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
Dr. Roman Micheli runs his laser clinic like a discreet Swiss bank. His World Health doctor wife Isabel devotes herself to curing leprosy around the globe. Devoted professionals, they have no time for children and hardly enough for each other. Then the Michelis’ complacent partnership starts to unravel. An American violinist sweeps onto a Geneva concert stage to weave her musical spell.
Love and the Art of War by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 117,820. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2012 by Eyes and Ears. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Romantic Comedy, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
(3.86 from 7 reviews)
A London librarian is losing her job, her man and, possibly even her mind. Enrolling in an evening class, "Mending Marriage or Decent Divorce," Jane ends up by mistake with some oddball businessmen studying Sun Tzu's The Art of War and China's legendary Thirty-six Battle Stratagems. The distraught Jane has nothing to lose and in fact, gains more from Baldwin's coaching than she bargained for.
A Visit From Voltaire by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 105,610. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2011 by Eyes and Ears. Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Nominated for the UK's Orange/Baileys Prize for Fiction, A Visit From Voltaire brings the incorrigible 18th-century troublemaker back to life as he haunts the Swiss farmhouse of a newly-arrived American and her family. Over the course of a single winter, a comic Voltaire evolves from the Houseguest-from-Hell into her wisest friend, teaching her how to live life to the fullest. Funny and original.

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