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The Flame Tree
- The Hong Kong Collection
- Lu par : Rachael Beresford
- Durée : 9 h et 52 min
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Description
Based on a little-known true story from award-winning author Siobhan Daiko comes a tale of love and survival against all the odds. Set in Hong Kong at the start of the Pacific War.
In the spring of 1939, dashing young William Burton and the beautiful Constance Han set sail from London on the same ocean liner to Hong Kong.
Romance blossoms while they enjoy games of deck quoits and spend sultry tropical evenings dancing under the stars. Connie is intrigued by Will’s talent for writing poetry, and she offers to give him Cantonese lessons to help him with his new job as a cadet in the colonial service.
But once in Hong Kong, Connie is constrained by filial duty toward her Eurasian parents and their wish for her to marry someone from her own background. She can't forget Will, however, and arranges to meet him in secret under the magnificent canopy of a flame of the forest tree—where she fulfills her promise to teach him to speak Chinese.
Before too long, trouble looms as Japanese forces gather on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China. Will joins a commando group tasked with operating behind enemy lines, and Connie becomes involved in the fight against local fifth columnists.
When war breaks out, they find themselves drawn into a wider conflict than their battle against prejudice. Can they survive and achieve a future together? Or do forces beyond their control keep them forever apart?