![]() ![]() ![]() 'Laced with intrigue.Readers will be enthralled by Lee's depiction of Will's relationships with his two lovers.and the unsparing way Lee unravels them’ New York Times 'This cinematic tale of two love affairs in mid-century Hong Kong shows colonial pretensions tainted by wartime truths.Lee unfolds each story, and flits between them, with the brisk grace and discretion of the society she describes’ New Yorker 'This season's “Atonement”.a first-class steamer ticket to a disappearing Hong Kong’ Elle Magazine It does exactly what a great novel should do – transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of 'Eat, Pray, Love' ' lovely novel – it has an old-fashioned solidity and craftsmanship and effortlessly recreates the atmosphere of post-war Hong Kong' Kate Saunders, The Times Intriguing, sad, rivetingly detailed' Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail 'Two love stories lie at the centre of this impressive debut, which explores the moral ambiguities of war, culture, race and romantic love. ![]()
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