“a powerful novel of depth and intensity” --- Sunday Times
"A fiercely imagined and deeply felt story of complicated wartime love. I could see every scene." --- Rosie Alison, author of Orange Prize short-listed novel ‘A Very Thought Of You’
“A haunting tale of love's struggle to survive against all odds. A bold and beautifully written debut.”---
Mark Mills, number one bestselling author of ‘The Savage Garden’
“The Harbour is an exceptional first novel: an intelligent romance immersed in its historical setting, and with a thread of steel running through it. Layers of race (Chinese, Japanese, English, American), of role (victim, observer, contender, survivor, soldier, spy, revolutionary) and of sex, politics and sexual politics meld to make a much tougher, more interesting novel than a casual glance might suggest. We need more love stories like this.”--- Louisa Young, best-selling author of ‘My Dear, I wanted to Tell You’, short-listed for the Costa Novel Award