Description
Lisbon, 1898: philandering surgeon Antonio Maria discovers his beloved father is dying of syphilis, scourge of both rich and poor.Determined to find a cure, Antonio sets sail for Peking in the hope that traditional Chinese medicine has the answer that eludes the West. But when Antonio encounters the alluringly independent Fumi, he finds the first love he cannot leave behind.
As he wrestles with his disbelief over "irrational" Chinese views about illness, and helplessly falls into an erotic obsession with Fumi, violence breaks out across China.
As he wrestles with his disbelief over "irrational" Chinese views about illness, and helplessly falls into an erotic obsession with Fumi, violence breaks out across China.
Antonio must decide whether to flee or stay in China and discover for himself if the cure he has been chasing is merely a myth.
ISBN:9780715645420
