Product Description
Set in the 1870s, this is the story of an impossible love between a half-Chinese woman, Mai, and Henry, a young immigrant from the UK who has come to the South Island of New Zealand in search of his sister. She is now living in Charleston, married to a local doctor, to whom Mai takes her grandfather for eye surgery. With family ties, racial prejudice and the local community conspiring against any match between Henry and Mai, their futures promise to be bleak. But perhaps Mai's grandfather is not the only one destined to see more clearly . . . This absorbing novel vividly recreates the time and place, providing a thoroughly entertaining read.
About the Author
Kaye Kelly was born on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, where she sets her novels. She currently lives in the much drier climate of Blenheim. She's had short stories published in the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, and the Australian New Idea, also articles published locally. She has published two earlier novels, Mecca's Gold and Cross the River to Home.
