{"id":1248,"date":"2026-05-18T21:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/?page_id=1248"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:20:47","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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The Dog from Harbin.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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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In 2006, while living in Harbin, Todd Cornell brought home a six-week-old West Siberian Laika puppy.<\/em><\/p>

Neither of them knew they were beginning a journey that would span two continents, thirteen and a half years, and a lifetime of memories.<\/em><\/p>

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

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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 purchased at a Harbin street market for a handful of yuan \u2014 small enough to fit in one hand and 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 different, about love expressed without a shared language, and about the particular grief of loving an animal across a lifetime.<\/p>

No expat memoir has told this story from the inside \u2014 not through a dog, and not 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 \u00b7 Hachiko \u00b7 River Town \u00b7 Wild \u00b7 A Year in Provence \u00b7 Marley & Me<\/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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From a special on Harbin Cable TV \u2014 Rascal on his treadmill. He ran twice a day, thirty minutes each time. And he always got a treat after!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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 on June 15, 2026.<\/p>

Collector’s Edition (full-color)<\/em> with original watercolor illustrations by Beijing artist \u59dc\u94c1\u6210 \u2014 also available June 15, 2026.<\/p>

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