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 television news, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie.
TV news veteran Muhammad Cohen's engaging, often hilarious novel captures the mood ahead of the July 1, 1997 handover, when Hong Kong reigned as 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 also a columnist, editor, and a counselor at Writing Camp (www.writingcamp.net), interactive seminars that improve communcation skills. |
