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Amman, Jordan in the 1970s and early 1980s was mushrooming from a laid-back sleepy city into a modern metropolis. In Fawzia's eleven years in the City of the Seven Hills, she too evolved from an accidental Chinese teenage immigrant into a journalist and a psychiatrist, mesmerized by its rose gold dust at sundown, its archaeological treasures littering the landscape, the generous hospitality of its people, yet also some of its harsher cultural baggage: male chauvinism, honor killings, and attitude toward psychiatric patients. Fired with youthful ardor for reform, Fawzia threw myself wholeheartedly into her work, only to find herself burned once too many times.
About the author:
Fawzia Mai Tung grew up internationally in a Chinese diplomatic family and pursued careers in journalism, psychiatry, and education before turning to full-time writing. A mother of seven and grandmother of ten, she is the author of The Wonderful Tale of Donkey Skin and Mirror in the Sand. She’s a member of several literary organizations, including SCBWI (AZ), where she led the Equity & Inclusion Team from 2019–2023. Fawzia is currently developing translations and an audiobook for Mirror in the Sand and working on multiple upcoming projects, including fairy tale retellings, cultural histories, and her memoirs.
