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Pei leaves the silk house for Hong Kong in the 1930s, arriving with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Her first job ends in disgrace, but soon Pei and Ji Shen find a new life, until their world is torn apart by the war and the Japanese occupation. In this dramatic story of hardship and survival in the face of historic upheaval, the author paints a moving unforgettable portrait of women fighting the forces of war and time to make a life for themselves.