![]() ![]() A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughter's piano teacher. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese - in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. ![]() But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. ![]()
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