Book description
> Major Harry Field has been charged by Her Majesty's Government
with investigating suspicious activity inside the colony. He is
intrigued by the recent arrival of Jishang, a sophisticated Chinese
publisher who owns a controversial political magazine. But it is Stevie,
Jishang's outspoken, beautiful correspondent who really fascinates him.
As the decadent British contingent remain oblivious to the cataclysm
nearly upon them, the spy and the journalist are obsessively drawn to
one another. And when the Japanese army seizes the island, they are
faced with terrifying challenges. What will they sacrifice to stay
alive, and how far will they go to protect each other? The Harbour
is a stunning and utterly compelling debut about war, love and
betrayal.> A haunting tale of love's struggle to survive against all
odds. A bold and beautifully written debut Mark Mills, author of The
Savage Garden Gripping and moving ... Francesca Brill is a very good
writer indeed and I was sucked into the story until I was no longer
aware of things going on around me, only of what was going on to the
characters I had grown to love, and an era I knew very little about but
which was instantly fascinating. High quality story-telling Simon Sebag
Montefiore A fiercely imagined and deeply felt story of complicated
wartime love. I could see every scene Rosie Alison, author of The Very
Thought of You > Major Harry Field has been charged by Her
Majesty's Government with investigating suspicious activity inside the
colony. He is intrigued by the recent arrival of Jishang, a
sophisticated Chinese publisher who owns a controversial political
magazine. But it is Stevie, Jishang's outspoken, beautiful correspondent
who really fascinates him.
As the decadent British contingent remain oblivious to the cataclysm
nearly upon them, the spy and the journalist are obsessively drawn to
one another. And when the Japanese army seizes the island, they are
faced with terrifying challenges. What will they sacrifice to stay
alive, and how far will they go to protect each other? The Harbour
is a stunning and utterly compelling debut about war, love and
betrayal.>
