โ Scribed by Janice Y. K. Lee
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Hired by the wealthy Chen family as a piano instructor, Claire Pendleton is seduced by the social life of Hong Kong's expatriate community and begins an affair with Will Truesdale, an enigmatic Englishman with a devastating past.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\* "A rare and exquisite story...Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert \*\* In the sweeping tradition of \*The English Patient\*, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set
"A rare and exquisite story ... Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin."--Elizabeth Gilbert In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Englishman Wil
"A rare and exquisite story...Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Englishman Will
EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\* "A rare and exquisite story...Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert \*\* In the sweeping tradition of \*The English Patient\*, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set in
"A rare and exquisite story...Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert In the sweeping tradition of *The English Patient*, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, English
### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Former _Elle_ editor Lee delivers a standout debut dealing with the rigors of love and survival during a time of war, and the consequences of choices made under duress. Claire Pendleton, newly married and arrived in Hong Kong in 1952, finds work giving pia