Getting to Lamma.

Getting to Lamma Jan Alexander ISBN: 962-7160-49-0 Dimensions: 266 pp, 200 x 140 mm Price: HK$98/US$14

The subject of Jan Alexander's first novel is a young American woman who carves out a place for herself in Hong Kong. To do so she must deal with an old flame, a handsome young Shanghainese, two babies and an elderly Chinese nurse. This is Hong Kong expatriate society at the countdown to Chinese takeover, with the harsh realities of China no longer kept at bay. There is also a deeper story, of growing into a life, an imperfect but satisfactory life that finds its purpose on Lamma, an unfashionable offshore island far removed from the expectations and ambitions of a once fashionable New Yorker. Critics Comments Readers Comments Extract Copyright © Jan Alexander < >