The first Canadian journalist in China to record the beginning of the pandemic, now an international bestselling author, presents his diary of the pandemic's start as the author's preferred edition for the first time.
'A feverish fear... what began as a memoir and a goodbye, became a story of triumph against the virus, and a lighthouse in the storm.'
My name is Jorah Kai, and I am a bard. I toured festivals around the world, sharing whimsy and merriment for decades, until one day, I wandered into the misty mountains that shrouded the ancient Chinese city of Ba along the mighty Yangtze River. I married, and lived a quiet, happy life there for many years. Until one day, when everything changed.
On the first day of the year of the metal rat, 2020, a mysterious, novel virus ravaged China. Mathematical models predicted Chongqing would be quickly overwhelmed as the next epicenter after Wuhan. This is the story of the first 60 days of COVID-19 in China, day-by-day, and how Chongqing, the world's largest cyberpunk metropolis in Asia, stood tall when other cities fell. This is not how the story ends, only how it began.
