Paul Leibovitz was a journalist. That was before. Before he had a small child, who did not survive as long as he should have. Before the end of the marriage that did not survive the loss of a child. Now Leibovitz himself, merely survives. He lives in a kind of self-imposed exile on Lamma, third largest of the Hong Kong islands, a place of greenery and solitude.
If you loved [[The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker|The Art of Hearing Heartbeats]] and/or [[A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker|A Well-Tempered Heart]] – you will not be disappointed by this one. And if you didn't, this might tempt you to look again at someone who is fast becoming one of my favourite modern authors. For crime modern-China-style we can also recommend [[The Pool of Unease by Catherine Sampson]].
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