As Hong Kong's handover boom fizzles into Asia's economic bust, a young American couple's marriage and careers unravel in a web of TV news, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie.
TV news veteran Muhammad Cohen's hilarious novel captures the mood ahead of the July 1, 1997 handover, when Hong Kong was the center of the universe, a multicultural melting pot bubbling with pure gold.
During Hong Kong's pre-handover boom, FGN Asia TV becomes a hit, a star is born, and mistakes are easy to overlook. But the economic crisis ripens relationships for treachery, creates opportunities for revenge, and moves China center stage, triggering a great leap forward for some, a long march to failure for others.
Native New Yorker, Yale, Stanford and CNN alumnus Muhammad Cohen came to Hong Kong to help launch CNBC Asia in 1995. He's now a columnist, editor, and counselor for Writing Camp (www.writingcamp.net) corporate communications seminars.
Cohen blogs at http://muhammadcohen.wordpress.com |
