Zoe H. (ZoeH) reviewed on 8/14/2007 + 155 more book reviews

At the turn of the 19th century, a proper young Scottish woman heads to the mysterious Orient. Over the course of this well-regarded, well-written novel, she strays from the strictures of her early youth and upbringing to scandalize the British diplomatic community into which she married, leaves her husband, and bears a child fathered by a Japanese diplomat. Engaging story that has contemporary sentiments. This novel was televised as a Masterpiece Theater series back in the 1970s.

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