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The Piano Teacher
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In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient , a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong In 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
… More »In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient , a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong In 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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Add a CommentFollow Will and Trudy in their hey-days in 1940s, and now after the fact with Claire and Will in 1950s and find out what really happened years before on when the Japanese took over Hong Kong. Where did Trudy go? Why is Will so guarded? What Claire sees in Will? What were the Chens hiding?
East meets West in mid-century Hong Kong. Recommended for book clubs.
I went through half the book, I wasn't feeling it. I may give it another try sometime.
This was a great book - one that I'll be recommending to people. its greatest strength comes from creating "atmosphere"... while you're reading it, its like you're truly being transported into another time and place. There are actually two stories - taking place about 15 years apart - that are both engaging... and interconnected. The book raises some questions about survival vs. living with integrity... without offering any easy answers, imo. there are some characters who seem to be clearly in the wrong (totally opportunistic) and then there are some who really are just stuck between a rock and a hard palce, and have to make very difficult choices. I really loved this book. It's the best one I've read so far this year.
A quick easy read. Enjoyable. Nothing too deep but an interesting look at certain aspects of life in Hong Kong, both pre and post WWII.