{"id":1248,"date":"2026-05-18T21:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/?page_id=1248"},"modified":"2026-07-19T00:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:38:16","slug":"the-four-seasons-of-rascal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/es\/the-four-seasons-of-rascal\/","title":{"rendered":"Las cuatro estaciones de Rascal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A memoir written by someone whose way of seeing the world was transformed by living in China.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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He was small enough to fit in one hand. He filled the next thirteen and a half years.<\/strong><\/p>

In 2006, while living in Harbin \u2014 one of the coldest cities on Earth \u2014 Todd Cornell brought home a six-week-old West Siberian Laika puppy. Neither of them knew they were beginning a journey that would span two continents and a lifetime of memories.<\/p>

This is not a travel book about China. It’s a book about belonging somewhere you could never have imagined. But most of all, it’s about the dog who always knew where home was.<\/p>

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“…one of the most beautifully cross-cultural stories you’ll read this year.”<\/em> \u2014 Culturs Magazine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

“Beautifully written, deeply moving… whether you have owned a dog or not, it’s a must read.”<\/em> \u2014 Amazon reviewer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is the story of a Westerner who didn’t just visit China \u2014 he lived inside it. For two decades, Todd Cornell built a life in Taiwan, Shanghai, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Harbin, and beyond, navigating language, culture, and belonging at a depth seldom seen.<\/p>

And then there was Rascal: a West Siberian Laika bought at a Harbin street market for a handful of yuan \u2014 a shivering scrap of fur with a heart large enough to change everything.<\/p>

Told through the four seasons of a life \u2014 \u6625\u590f\u79cb\u51ac \u2014 this memoir follows the journey of one man and his dog from North China to the American West.<\/p>

It is a book about cultural immersion, about what it means to truly belong somewhere so far from where you began, about love expressed without a shared language, and about the particular grief of loving an animal across a lifetime.<\/p>

Few Westerners have lived Chinese culture this deeply \u2014 and none have told the story quite like this: through a dog, across two continents.<\/p>

Includes the author’s original Chinese short story, \u300a\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u72d7\u300b<\/p>

For readers of:<\/strong> The Art of Racing in the Rain<\/em> \u00b7 Hachiko<\/em> \u00b7 River Town<\/em> \u00b7 Wild<\/em> \u00b7 A Year in Provence<\/em> \u00b7 Marley & Me<\/em><\/p>

Themes:<\/strong> China \u00b7 Cultural identity \u00b7 Expat life \u00b7 Human-animal bond \u00b7 Cross-cultural belonging \u00b7 Memory \u00b7 Loss<\/p>

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Publication date:<\/strong> June 15, 2026<\/p>

Publisher:<\/strong> Cultur668 Publishing<\/p>

Author:<\/strong> Todd Cornell (\u5eb7\u9e3f\u71b9)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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On Chinese television, talking about the day I found Rascal at a Harbin street market. \u201cTo the trained eye, most of the animals were lethargic from lack of nutrition. Vendors didn\u2019t feed them well \u2014 holding off until a prospective buyer was nearby, then offering cornmeal or a cheap staple to spark energy. This made them appear playful.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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From a special on Harbin Cable TV \u2014 Rascal and his toy basket. He knew exactly what he wanted, when he wanted it. And sometimes, just sometimes, he even put things back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Available in (black & white)<\/em> Reader’s Edition (paperback) and Kindle.<\/p>

Collector’s Edition (full-color)<\/em> with original watercolor illustrations by Beijing artist \u59dc\u94c1\u6210.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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