The Piano Teacher

In Janice Y.K. Lee's captivating novel, The Expatriates, set against the tumultuous backdrop of war-torn Hong Kong, the lives of two couples are intricately woven together through themes of love and betrayal. Beginning in 1942, Englishman Will Truesdale embarks on a passionate affair with Trudy Liang, a Eurasian socialite, just as the Japanese invasion disrupts their world. A decade later, Claire Pendleton arrives in Hong Kong as a piano teacher and finds herself entangled in her own pivotal relationship. As their stories unfold, the characters confront profound choices between love and survival amid the chaos of their pasts.