Set mainly in Hong Kong (Heung gong = Fragrant harbour) - incidentally my birthplace - this tells the story of four people: Tom Stewart, who leaves England to seek his fortune, Sister Maria, a beautiful and uncompromising Chinese nun, Dawn Stone, an English journalist and Matthew Ho, a young Chinese entrepreneur. Their interwoven stories blend into the 20th century history of class ridden and racially divided Hong Kong and its brutal awakening by the Japanese occupation. Recommended!
(Wendy Swann - bwl 31 September 2005 ) |
