A Many Splendoured Thing Author:Han Suyin It tells the story of a married but separated British reporter, who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor originally from Mainland China, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society. It is a many-layered novel. On the surface it is a love story but there is an historical perspective relating to China, Hong Kong and the ... more »peoples and societies that populated the island. It portrays an insight into class and race prejudice that is as relevant today in Hong Kong as it was in the fifties. The book is strongly autobiographical although it is a novel.« less