萨拉·邦焦尔尼是一位经验丰富的记者，过去十年效力于加州和路易斯安那州的日报及地区性商业出版物，主攻国际贸易及其对地方经济的影响。邦焦尔尼的报道，曾获得过全国和地区大奖，2002年，她参与撰写了外来移民对路易斯安那经济影响的系列报道，获美国商业编辑和作者协会最佳商业报道奖。邦焦尔尼毕业于加利福尼亚大学，后于印第安纳大学获新闻学硕士学位。2005年夏，她辞去工作，成为一名自由撰稿人。2005年12月，她根据自身的亲身经历，在《基督科学箴言报》上发表文章“离开‘中国制造’的一年”。文章引起世界的巨大反响，从而促成了同名著作。

Journalist Bongiorni, on a post–Christmas day mired deep in plastic toys and electronics equipment, makes up her mind to live for a year without buying any products made in China, a decision spurred less by notions of idealism or fair trade—though she does note troubling statistics on job loss and trade deficits—than simply "to see if it can be done." In this more personal vein, Bongiorni tells often funny, occasionally humiliating stories centering around her difficulty procuring sneakers, sunglasses, DVD players and toys for two young children and a skeptical husband. With little insight into global economics or China′s manufacturing practices, readers may question the point of singling out China when cheap, sweatshop–produced products from other countries are fair game (though Bongiorni cheerfully admits the flaws in her project, she doesn′t consider fixing them). Still, Bongiorni is a graceful, self–deprecating writer, and her comic adventures in self–imposed inconvenience cast an interesting sideways glance at the personal effects of globalism, even if it doesn′t easily connect to the bigger picture.(July)  (Publishers Weekly, August 6, 2007)

"a wry look at the ingenuity it takes to shun the planet′s fastest–growing economy." (Bloomberg News)

"The West′s dependence on Chinese exports was neatly summed up"  (The Telegraph, Sunday 12th August 2007)

"What the year–long experiment did achieve, was to switch on Bongiorni as a consumer and make her alive to the complexities and shifting power of the international economy. (Financial Times, Saturday 25th August)

"...a fascinating and entertaining look at just how much of a challenge an average consumer faces...to avoid buying Chinese goods."  (Supply Management, Thursday 31st January 2008) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"...an interesting sideways glance at the personal effects of globalism..." (Publishers Weekly, August 6, 2007)

"a wry look at the ingenuity it takes to shun the planet′s fastest–growing economy." (Bloomberg News, Tues 31st July 2007)

"The West′s dependence on Chinese exports was neatly summed up"  (The Telegraph, Sunday 12th August 2007)

"What the year–long experiment did achieve, was to switch on Bongiorni as a consumer." (Financial Times, Saturday 25th August)

"...a fascinating and entertaining look at just how much of a challenge [...a...] consumer faces...to avoid buying Chinese goods."  (Supply Management, Thursday 31st January 2008) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"What the year-long experiment did achieve, was to switch on Bongiorni as a consumer." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"...a fascinating and entertaining look at just how much of a challenge [...a...] consumer faces...to avoid buying Chinese goods."

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.