This delightful love story begins in France at the end of the First World War, moves to a French colonial island in the South Pacific, then to war-torn Indochina, and ends back in France. It relates the extraordinary and heart touching adventures in beautifully described exotic settings of a young couple forced to part because of social barriers and prejudice. Defying all challenges, their courage and steadfast devotion keeps their love alive as they go their separate ways to experience different aspects of life in France and the Orient during the mid-1950s. However, nothing can fill the void of their separation except the hand of fate, but their love for one another, symbolized by the Chinese character on the cover, never dies.]]>
This delightful love story begins in France at the end of the First World War, moves to a French colonial island in the South Pacific, then to war-torn Indochina, and ends back in France. It relates the extraordinary and heart touching adventures in beautifully described exotic settings of a young couple forced to part because of social barriers and prejudice. Defying all challenges, their courage and steadfast devotion keeps their love alive as they go their separate ways to experience different aspects of life in France and the Orient during the mid-1950s. However, nothing can fill the void of their separation except the hand of fate, but their love for one another, symbolized by the Chinese character on the cover, never dies.]]>