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The Piano Teacher
Janice K. Lee
Lee's novel juxtaposes two intertwining tales of love, set a decade apart, in the life of British chauffer Will Truesdale. Set in mid-century Hong Kong, the story chronicles his war-time affair with the beautiful Eurasian socialite Trudy Lang and a second liaison ten years later with a young British piano teacher, both relationships fraught with the hardship, passion, and betrayal that accompany love in war.
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The Meaning of Night
Michael Cox
Upon the discovery that he may be the rightful heir to a valuable legacy, London bibliophile and photographer Edward Glyver commits a rehearsal murder in preparation for the assassination of his nemesis, recognized inheritor Phoebus Daunt. What he didn't expect, however, was for his meaningless crime to be witnessed by another. Revenge and wicked twists abound in this Victorian-era novel.