Sold by her uncle in 1907 as a lowly maid to a reputable brothel, the 'First Salon of Gifted Girls', 16 year old Cassia is plucked from the rank of servant girl by a powerful client. Power Chang is the boss of a fearsome Shanghai Triad. She swiftly becomes his favourite mistress and enjoys her first passionate encounters as well as her first taste of luxurious living. This novel will appeal to ...

In the early hours of the morning, following the massacre in Tiananmen Square, a young poet, Lin Ying, flees the bullets, tanks and soldiers. When finally she arrives at the flat she shares with her lover Chen Yu, she finds him in bed with his estranged wife.

Moving autobiography taking us through modern-day China

An autobiography that takes us through modern-day China.

A portrait of a young girl growing up in Mao's China. Born into a slum in 1962 during the Great Famine, Hong Ying describes her life, including the mystery which surrounded her early life, her parents, the death of her lover and child and her eventual move to London from China after the events in Tian'anmen Square.

Set in 1930s China, this true story is a tragic tale of romance, sexual desire and untimely death. Beautiful, intelligent and schooled in the ancient Daoist arts of love, Lin Cheng is the wife of a provincial university professor. Julian Bell, the darling of the Bloomsbury set, is newly arrived in China and hungry for experience. Their mutual attraction leads to a passionate physical and ...