Flash House - Hardcover

Liu, Aimee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755302672 ISBN 13: 9780755302673

Publisher: Headline Review, 2003

Synopsis

When a plane carrying American journalist Aidan Shaw goes down in Kashmir in 1949, his wife Joanna refuses to accept that he is dead. Then she learns that a mysterious female reporter has vanished from the same area where Aidan was last seen. Convinced her husband's disappearance is no accident, Joanna enlists the help of his best friend, Lawrence Malcolm, a member of Australia's secret service. In search of answers, they set off, bringing along as translator Kamla, one of the girls from the rescue home Joanna runs in New Delhi. Joanna saved Kamla from an Indian brothel - or flash house - but Kamla is wise in ways that elude Joanna, and soon it is unclear just who is saving whom. The ensuing Journey, leading to the northernmost reaches of India and over the treacherous Karakoram mountain passes, is by turns harrowing and heartbreaking. Suddenly, nothing is as it appears, and as one cruel revelation follows another, this unlikely band finds courage, strength, and unexpected passion in their midst. But will they be strong enough to endure the ultimate betrayal?

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Review:

'An extraordinarily thoughtful and engrossing tale of romance and intrigue; of heroic individuals...caught in the unforgiving vise of history' -- Carolyn See, author of The Handyman and Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers

'FLASH HOUSE races forward into territory that, for most of us, is still almost entirely unknown. The result is an education wrapped in an adventure' -- Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography and Christ, A Crisis in the Life of God

'Reading this book is like going on an adventure full of surprise and delight. FLASH HOUSEis both beautifully written and emotionally compelling' -- Peter Lefcourt, author of The Dreyfus Affair and Eleven Karens

From the Publisher:

Aimee Liu’s novels have been richly praised:

‘A hugely entertaining, epic sweep through Chinese history and one very passionate love affair... Riveting, romantic and readable’ Independent

‘A searing story about the pain of being different and about the inescapable, often destructive hold of the past’ New York Times Book Review

‘A wonderfully rich historical adventure... A marvellous book’ Bookseller

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Review
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0755302672
• ISBN 13: 9780755302673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480