Heartfelt Ballad: My Harp Found Its Home in the Willow Tree

Drew Fralick worked a dead-end job in a dirty and dangerous factory in central China, dreaming of a life where he could do something good for the world. Through a series of unexpected events, he finds himself as the sole counselor on the wards of one of China's biggest state-run psychiatric hospitals, as well as in the middle of an emerging comedy scene in a country where free expression is rarely allowed. With his analytical skills as a stand-up comedian and counselor, he deals...
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Drew Fralick worked a dead-end job in a dirty and dangerous factory in central China, dreaming of a life where he could do something good for the world. Through a series of unexpected events, he finds himself as the sole counselor on the wards of one of China's biggest state-run psychiatric hospitals, as well as in the middle of an emerging comedy scene in a country where free expression is rarely allowed. With his analytical skills as a stand-up comedian and counselor, he deals with his spiritual and emotional crisis by discarding the narratives of his childhood and finding something new. In this unique book, Fralick shares how comedy can be a powerful tool to examine what we take for granted, while telling a captivating story of a man's journey from disillusionment to hope in the strangest of places.