In the morning, she wakes up alone and hungry for the man who stirred up emotions and sensations she thought she would never experience. Frustrated by her nonexistent sex life, Stella accepts a dare that leads to a one-night stand with a seductive and intense stranger she meets at a bar. She’s a good girl, so good that by doing the right thing, she alienated her sister, Reina, four years ago. Following this code has made her captain of the university women’s volleyball team, a dedicated daughter, and a focused student. Stella plays by the rules, and she believes winners abide by a moral code. Using the unique lens of The Forbidden Game, Washburn gleans rich insights into the politics and people of one of the most powerful and enigmatic nations on earth.įorbidden love is the sweetest. And for security guard Zhou, making it as a professional golfer could be his way into China’s new middle class. Western executive Martin, whose firm manages the construction of golf courses, is always looking over his shoulder for Beijing’s “golf police”. A villager named Wang sees his life transformed when a top-secret golf resort springs up next to his farm – despite the building of golf courses being illegal. Through the lives of three men intimately involved in China’s bizarre golf scene, Dan Washburn paints an arresting portrait of a country of contradictions. But, with “the rich man’s game” about to appear in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, they also began to spend unprecedented sums on their own national golf team. In October 2015, the Chinese Communist Party banned its 88 million members from excessive drinking, improper sexual relationships… and holding golf club memberships.
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