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1930s onwards: A story of a country and four of its people
1930s onwards: A story of a country and four of its people
Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia’s last seventy years. Tom Stewart leaves England to seek his fortune, and finds it in running a great Hong Kong hotel. He meets Sister Maria, a Chinese nun. Then we meet Dawn Stone, an English journalist who becomes the public face of money and power and big business. Finally, there’s the story of Matthew Ho who is a young Chinese entrepreneur
Through the intertwining tales of four different narrators, the reader is taken on a journey through Hong Kong’s history.
Destination: Hong Kong Author/Guide: Tash Aw Departure Time: 1930s onwards
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