- 2005 edition. 337 pages
- Published by Phoenix / Orion Books Group, London
- Paperback. Format B.
- Very good condition. Minor cover curl.
When their mother dies, Junan and her little sister Yinan make a pact to stay together for ever. They grow up in Hangzhou, in their wealthy father's house, Junan becoming every year more beautiful, Yinan more shy and withdrawn.
Then one night, their father promises Junan's hand in marriage to an ambitious soldier, Li Ang, to pay off a gambling debt. Junan is determined not to make the same mistake as her mother, and vows never to fall in love with her husband.
But then the Japanese invade, and Li Ang is sent to protect the wartime capital. Unable to join him herself and tormented by jealousy, Junan sends to him the one woman she can trust, her quiet and dreamy younger sister Yinan...
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