A good read, if not a slightly predictable love story set against the extraordinary backdrop of what happened in Hong Kong during the war. But a page turner certainly with some interesting (non-love story) twists and characters. It flitted between being beautifullly written, utterly engaging, to being a bit Mills and Boon-esque in places. Unfortunately I had recently read "The Thread" by Victoria Hislop - and book extraordinary both for its back drop AND its love story - which makes this look a little amateurish, so it was always going to have a tough job to keep up there. 
 That said, read and enjoy, it will suck you in. And I agree with the other reviewer - it really depicts the noise, colour and choas of Hong Kong.