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In 1903, a young Scotswoman named Mary Mackenzie sets sail for China to marry her betrothed, a military attaché in Peking. But soon after her arrival, Mary falls into an adulterous affair with a young Japanese nobleman, scandalizing the British community. Casting her out of the European... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Richard: Add a description of this character.
- Mary Mackenzie
- Kentaro
- Armand
- Aiko
- Emma Lou
- Bob Dale
- Tomo
- Mrs Carswell
- Jane
- Alicia
- Edith Harding
- John
- Mrs Brinkhill
- Peter
- Mr Davies
- Claude
- Otsuka
- Fukuda
- Kurihama
- Dr Ikeda
- Surugadai
- Nishi Kogura Machi
- Yao
- Harry
- Misao
- Mr Matsuzakara
- Hinobe
- Jessie
- Mrs Price
- Margaret Blair
- Mrs Collingsworth
- Mr Hamlin
- Sato
Quotes edit
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“...there is nothing more helpless in a world made for men than a woman heavy with the child she should not be carrying.”
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“Laughter between two is sometimes a closer act of love than any other.”
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I was sick yesterday on my birthday, after not having been sick crossing the Bay of Biscay and even in the storm off Malta.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Oswald Wynd (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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