This novel is a strange little reminiscence that takes place in multiple latitudes, timelines, and consciousnesses. It’s the story of a young French girl who lives in Indochina in the 1930s and 1940s who when she is a teen has a love affair with an older Chinese businessman. It’s strange because since the narrator and the author are an older women describing her sexual awakening, part of me is definitely like “Get it, girl” and because it involves a cross-racial relationship where the gross racism […]