The new short novel by Brian Herman, One Rainy Season in Yunnan, is the story of a young American who joins world-renowned Pu’er tea expert Robert Painter on a journey to a famous tea mountain in rural Yunnan. In their search for a tea with purported healing powers, Robert and the narrator haggle with tea gurus, feast with cigarette company executives, and experience the darker side of karaoke. After participating in a mystical celebration, and with help from their Chinese patrons, the two adventurers uncover a universal, human truth underlying all cultures. This title will appeal to tea enthusiasts, Sinophiles, wanderlust adventurers, and those interested in Jungian psychology or the collective unconscious. Print and e-book formats are now available worldwide on Amazon and/or Bookbaby, and at Bookshop Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif.
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