Length10h 15m
About this audiobook
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.
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
2Chapter 1- The Great Escape
3Chapter 2- Welcome to Happy Sunshine English
4Chapter 3- The Expat Bubble
5Chapter 4- The Cultural Exchange
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6Chapter 5- Breaking Point
7Chapter 6- A Second Chance
8Chapter 7- New Beginnings
9Chapter 8-Office Politics
10Chapter 9- The Hidden City
11Chapter 10- Crossing Boundaries
12Chapter 11- Annual Culture Gala
13Chapter 12- Secret Worlds
14Chapter 13- Holiday Pressures
15Chapter 14- The Anonymous Letter
16Chapter 15- Lunar New Year
17Chapter 16- The Application
18Chapter 17- Exposed
19Chapter 18- The Ultimatum
20Chapter 19- The Mediator
21Chapter 20- The Tea Ceremony
22Chapter 21- The Visa Clock
23Chapter 22- The Bridge
24Chapter 23- Full Circle
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