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“A tender yet tragic love story†--Cover

Originally published: Penguin, 2007

Summary: Set in Arrowtown during the Otago goldrush of the 1870s, a young Chinese woman, Ming Yuet, has taken on the identity of her dead brother and lives for several years as a miner, her secret known only to a few. Then Ming Yuet is rescued from a flood by Conran, who has escaped family tragedy to make a life for himself in New Zealand. They begin a secret love affair amid prejudice and hostility, leading to a shattering act of violence

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