The second book in the unparalleled China Coast Trilogy, The Chinese Box sets itself in 1960s Hong Kong during the time of the Cultural Revolution. Dimitri Johnston, half Russian, half English, fears he may be forced to leave. As waves of Maoist violence threaten to overwhelm the colony, Dimitri and Mila, a Chinese ballet dancer, are caught up in the storm and compelled to make agonising choices. 'There is nothing not to like and every reason to be excited about The Chinese Box... Easy to read but not unsophisticated' - Asian Wall St. Journal
