Gong Xi Fa Cai! I hope the Year of the Rabbit has got off to an auspicious start for you and you’ve enjoyed your break. I LOVE Chinese New Year, it’s the one time of year when, in Asia, everyone’s on holidays. Emails and phone calls are minimal - because no one wants to be disturbed and we can all either spend our time visiting and celebrating with family, jetting away on vacation, or relaxing at home. I opted to do the latter and was a complete Tai Tai for a week and LOVED every minute of it. Not having a schedule is something I could really get used to. Now I just need to figure out how to fund the lazy lifestyle of my dreams…

While I was on my one-week enforced CNY break (yay!), I got stuck into a few good books. And it made me wonder, what’s your all-time favourite read? You know what I mean, I’m asking about the one book you couldn’t put down? The one you stayed up all night to read, remains on your bookshelf and you’d pass to everyone you knew if you could…

I’m always up for a good read and often get stuck when it comes to my turn to choose for Book Club. Not wanting to simply scan the bestsellers list, but hoping to choose a book that moved me in some way… So c’mon, what’s your all-time favourite read? Remember, you can only choose one book…

Mine is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. It taught me more about Afghanistan and women’s rights - or lack thereof - than any news report. And I still think of it and its lessons often, even though I last read it two to three years ago.

C’mon, spill the beans, what’s your favourite book?