I love Shirley Hazzard and re-read this for the Books On The Go podcast. A beautiful novel, it reminded me why I love her work. She was an erudite & astute writer. Elegant prose, clear & rational as she reveals a character‘s thought process - & illuminates the ways humans act, the nature of desire & effects of war - but also poetic. Rich details of HK & Japan and great sense of time & place. Interesting love story reads differently today.