The Piano Teacher: A Novel
by Janice Y. K. Lee
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Author: Janice Y. K. LeeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-13
ISBN: 0670020486
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Viking
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- ISBN13: 9780670020485
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Book Reviews of The Piano Teacher: A Novel
Book Review: Compelling read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't put this book down. Lee vividly creates a time and place. The characters are well developed and their voice so real. This book covers history, class relationships, cultural clashes, all told through an intriguing story. Lee is a fine writer.
Summary of The Piano Teacher: A Novel
In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong KongIn 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese-in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals.
Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughter's piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. At one of its elegant cocktail parties, she meets Will, to whom she is instantly attracted-but as their affair intensifies, Claire discovers that Will's enigmatic persona hides a devastating past. As she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, and long-buried secrets start to emerge, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love.
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