Reaching 100?

Part memoir, part travelogue, this book recounts the author's effort to help his paraplegic wife fulfill her childhood dream to travel to 100 countries. Along the way he revisits both of their pasts before marriage, including a vivid description of his wife's childhood in a Chinese family in San Francisco and his life in Saudi Arabia. He also describes in detail what it is like to be a paraplegic.Witty and perceptive, the author steeps us in the sights, sounds, flavors and cultures of the lands his wife visits. The book serves as a colorful testament to his love for his late wife and for traveling. It is impossible to read without wanting to visit all the corners of the earth.