A lovely tale of a woman who, on meeting an interesting man, goes from being a Sydney based journalist and novelist to a mother living in India, and then Bhutan, living with an interesting and caring local family who gives her an amazing insight into the 'hidden kingdom of the Dragon King'.

Avieson's writing is simple without being twee, humourous without trying too hard, and while she obviously has thought about the situations she found herself in and the differences between life in Bhutan and Australia, she never descends to the cod-philosophy that ruins much travel writing. Rather it feels like a friend making you a little jealous as she talks to you about an amazing period in her life.

The only problem with this book is it will make you wish to move in with a family in Bhutan, something that is not available to many of us. ( )

enjoyed this a lot, gave me an insight into a unique country that we generally don't hear a lot about. I think there's a lot to be learnt from the Bhutanese way of life... ( )