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Half a World Away

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Half a World Away

Length10h 15m

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Ethan Williams lands in Beijing thinking he’s signed up for adventure—a year abroad to escape burnout, bad decisions, and a life that stopped fitting a long time ago. What he gets instead is a crash course in culture shock, chaos, and the strange, hilarious beauty of being a foreigner who barely knows how to order noodles, let alone navigate a new life. Between unruly students, tyrannical bosses, malfunctioning elevators, and nights that start with karaoke and end in questionable apartments, Ethan stumbles through the expat world—messy, vibrant, and dangerously addictive. Funny, intimate, and unfiltered, Half a World Away is an erotic, heartfelt story about losing yourself, finding yourself, and discovering what love looks like when you’re standing thousands of miles from everything you’ve ever known.

Adventure Journey Identity Forbidden Love Coming of Age Love Triangle Family Exploration Slow Burn Secret Relationship

Audiobook details

GenreHumor, Romance

Length10 hrs 15 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJun 13, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Copyright

13Chapter 12- Secret Worlds

2Chapter 1- The Great Escape

14Chapter 13- Holiday Pressures

3Chapter 2- Welcome to Happy Sunshine English

15Chapter 14- The Anonymous Letter

4Chapter 3- The Expat Bubble

16Chapter 15- Lunar New Year

5Chapter 4- The Cultural Exchange

17Chapter 16- The Application

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6Chapter 5- Breaking Point

18Chapter 17- Exposed

7Chapter 6- A Second Chance

19Chapter 18- The Ultimatum

8Chapter 7- New Beginnings

20Chapter 19- The Mediator

9Chapter 8-Office Politics

21Chapter 20- The Tea Ceremony

10Chapter 9- The Hidden City

22Chapter 21- The Visa Clock

11Chapter 10- Crossing Boundaries

23Chapter 22- The Bridge

12Chapter 11- Annual Culture Gala

24Chapter 23- Full Circle

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