A key section of this book was inspired by the discovery of a cache of original love-letters written in China in the late nineteen twenties by two separate women to the same man.
Told with insight and compassion, this absorbing novel moves between Hong Kong, Norfolk and the Midlands, and shows how the consequences of an act of infidelity have shaped the lives of three generations of women.
After a phone call from her younger brother, Ann travels to Hong Kong in search of the truth about their scandalous mother, Vivienne. Here, she discovers a series of letters and journal entries which reveal a secret about her beloved grandmother's early life that challenges her most deeply felt convictions. Ann must also face up to her own part in an event which took place just before her sixteenth birthday, and caused the break-up of the family.
Hong Kong itself, with its exotic mix of old and new in the bustling urban districts, and the quiet charm of beautiful Lamma Island, plays a key part in Ann's reappraisal of her own life and marriage, and the unexpected dilemma that confronts her.

Bringing to to this afternoon's meet-up at Hudsons. If not caught by one of the attendees it will probably end up on the OBCZ shelf.

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Picked up at last month's meeting.