In 2010, Karen Patterson's life is turned upside down. The Canadian is living in Beijing, China, with her family when her husband, Chinese artist Wu Yuren, disappears. Wu, along with other artists, had been protesting the People's Republic of China's lack of regard for human rights. During Karen's search for her husband, she discovers that he has been beaten and is now illegally incarcerated. This book, TAKING ON CHINA: How I Freed My Husband from Jail, is about Karen's fight to release Wu from the clutches of the mighty Chinese government. Along the way, she realizes Wu Yuren's story is only one out of millions.
