The Piano Teacher
 The novel is set in 1950s' Hong Kong, still under British government. When 28-year-old, newly married Claire Pendleton moved to Hong Kong from England with her husband Martin, was hired by a wealthy Chinese family, Chen, to teach piano to their ten-year-old daughter, Locket. Claire soon began an affair with Will Truesdale, a 43 year old Englishman working as the Chen's driver, who has a tragic past with his former lover Trudy Liang, ten years ago. Trudy was born of a Chinese father and Portuguese mother; she and Will fell in love but were separated by World War II, when Trudy was forced to become the mistress of a Japanese General. Claire must unlock the secrets about Trudy's fate and the Chens.