Leah Kolbe escapes to Macau as the Japanese occupy Hong Kong and her fiance is interned in a prisoner of war camp. She becomes a spy for the British and takes a Japanese lover. When she returns with provisions to her beloved Hong Kong on the first boat, she finds the surviving English, including her fiance, totally altered. He cannot bear to stay in Hong Kong - and she chooses to remain and rebuild.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:156947530X
ISBN13:9781569475300
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Soho Press
Length:277 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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enjoyable 1930s romantic espionage thriller
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
In 1937 in Hong Kong Jonathan Hawatyne and his fiancee antiques dealer Leah Kolbe attend a movie when the second Sino-Japanese War begins. They are separated as the Japanese easily take the city. However, Leah flees the dangerous occupation by boat to Macau where she fortunately finds work and some safety at the British Consulate. She is worried about Jonathan who seems to have disappeared, but she is happy to be alive. Benjamin Eldersen meets Leah and tries to persuade her to help him in his quest to abduct the son of a key Japanese ammunition and steel manufacturer. She agrees to assist him as a successful snatch could disrupt Japanese war plans. This enjoyable 1930s romantic espionage thriller provides readers with a fascinating tour of Hong Kong and Macau as the Japanese invade China. The story line focuses on survival in an occupation zone that will hook readers. Although Leah's torment for her lost lover is right, she never pulls off the deep poignancy as she comes across shallow and hollow. Still Caroline Petit provides a deep look at two Chinese cities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Harriet Klausner
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