Pricing
Hardcover $24.00
Description
Leah Kolbe escapes to Macao as the Japanese occupy Hong Kong, where her fiancé is interned and where she has long lived. As a spy for the British, she takes a Japanese lover. She returns with provisions on the first boat to reach liberated Hong Kong and finds the English survivors totally altered.
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Leah Kolbe escapes to Macao as the Japanese occupy Hong Kong, where her fiancé is interned and where she has long lived. As a spy for the British, she takes a Japanese lover. She returns with provisions on the first boat to reach liberated Hong Kong and finds the English survivors totally altered.
Media
“When they work—when the balance between art and research is close to perfection—crime novels that illuminate an historical period are things of beauty. Caroline Petit’s first novel falls into that illustrious company. She catches the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of Hong Kong, China and Manchuria in 1937 as they filter through the senses of a fascinating young woman. . . . Under the amazingly sure hand of Petit, an Australian writer of rare abilities, every aspect of this terrific story comes to life.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Remarkable. . . . Irresistible.”
—Advocate
“Vivid ... the journey into womanhood as exotic action-adventure.”
—Publishers Weekly
“The extraordinary journey of Leah Kolbe, a compelling character.”