China in 1923 was a far cry from the exotic land Chloe Cavanaugh envisioned; but Chloe was married to the Chicago Times' most famous correspondent, and this squalid, teeming land was her new home. Yet the winds of change were blowing: the sleeping giant of revolution was awakening. Chloe befriends Madame Sun, wife of Sun Yat-sen, the people's hero, who is fighting for modernization and for a government that will finally free China from feudalism. Chloe's friendship with Madame Sun will lead her to realize her own dreams -- as a famous journalist in her own right, and as a woman whose soul is ignited by four unique men. From the violent cities of Shanghai and Canton, to the war-torn mountains and great rivers; from the private tables of Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-tung, and Chou En-lai, to the bitter struggle of a country at war, Chloe grows from being a naive girl in a strange, forbidden land, to being a courageous woman, whose ideals, enthusiasm, and dedication to a land, a people, and the sweet calling of her heart led her on a breathless odyssey.
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