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Lovely young Flora eagerly exhanged her dull, dreary life in England for the romance and adventure of China when she accepted a position as governess to the daughter sof wealthy merchant Henry Armitage. She soon found herself falling in love with the exotic country - and with her handsome employer. But Henry was often preoccupied with business affairs, and Flora despaired of ever winning his love. Also, there were rumors concerning the mysterious death of his first wife... Then Henry's Chinese partner, Chen, entered her life, and Flora was torn between two cultures and two men, forced to make an agonizing choice...