About the book: year / The main character of the novel, a young Englishwoman, Jane, goes through difficult everyday trials over the course of several years: disappointment in a loved one, the loss of her parents. Events take place in Hong Kong against the backdrop of a mystery surrounding the House of a Thousand Lamps, which was once gifted to the heroine's husband's grandfather by a wealthy Chinese mandarin. Jane's irreconcilable enemy becomes the beautiful Chinese woman Chang Cholan, who believes that there is no place on earth for one of them. Why? The answer to this question will be found by those who read this excitingly interesting and... useful book.