FALLEN BEECH

One Asian colony was the jewel in the British Empire. In the interwar years, Hong Kong's tiny harbour was a source of immense wealth and intrigue. Its society riven with racism, snobbery and danger was where an entrepreneur could attain unlimited wealth and just as easily lose it on the races. Its fragility would be further exposed through the Japanese invasion that decimated Shanghai operations. Matthew likewise found his destiny to join his father at Shanghai Commercial Bank undermined both by the coming war and by his inflammatory relationship with Judith. We also hear of Camila whose frustrated love leaves her abandoned to the fates of war with only the resourceful Raymond prepared to protect her from Japanese cruelty. Fallen Beech is the first book in a trilogy that continues with Banyan Veil and concludes with Magnolia Blue.