Year of the Rabbit
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Darkly funny, brutally honest, and deeply human, Year of the Rabbit is the third book in the Lunar New Years series?a memoir of recklessness, redemption, and what it means to stop searching and start living. For three years, Charlie Birch has been running amok in Asia, thriving on uncertainty, skimming the surface and plumbing the depths of life. Perhaps he has convinced himself that movement equals progress. But he's reached the end of a road. The sex, drugs, and half-truths he told himself?they've all led here, to a moment where the past can't be ignored, and the future finally demands an answer. Year of the Rabbit is the raw, unfiltered story of a man on the edge of transformation. As Charlie stumbles through the streets of Taipei, unearths long-buried secrets about his adoption, and meets the woman who may change everything, he must face the truth he's spent a lifetime avoiding: you can't outrun yourself forever.
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Christian Adams is an American author, musician, and editor whose work explores the grit and dark humor of the expatriate experience. Born in Chicago and shaped by a decade-long music career in the indie rock scenes of Chicago and San Francisco, Adams eventually traded the stage for the life of a global nomad, spending over 17 years across Taipei, China, and Southeast Asia.
His literary debut, The Lazy Bastard Guide to Mandarin (2012), signaled a move toward a sharp, irreverent style of non-fiction. His most ambitious project to date is the four-book memoir series, Lunar New Years. Blending the raw, unfiltered observations of gonzo literature with existential reflection, the series follows the chaotic journey of Charlie Birch through the cultural underworlds of modern Asia.
When not writing books, Adams serves as the primary voice behind Black Sunshine Media, a platform dedicated to rock journalism and the celebration of unsung artists. He currently lives and writes in Metro Manila, Philippines.
