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A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin
Monday, 28 June 2010 19:41
Written by Carole
( 6 Votes )

Inspired by a true story‚ A Most Immoral Woman is a surprising‚ witty and erotic tale of sexual and other obsessions set in the 'floating world′ of Westerners in China and Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. At its heart stands an original and devastatingly honest woman‚ as seen from the perspective of the extraordinary man who was drawn to love her.

It's 1904 in China, a time of political instability as Russia and Japan fight it out for domination over northeast China. Australian George Ernest Morrison is Peking correspondent for The Times and is fighting it out himself, trying to untangle and interpret the truth from the propaganda about what is happening in the frequent battles.

At 42, the handsome Morrison is dissolute, bored with life and himself, tired of his state of bachelorhood but unable to find a woman who challenges and excites him.

Life changes abruptly with the arrival of Mae Perkins, the feisty daughter of a Californian millionaire. They begin a passionate affair but Morrison is at first unbelieving, then dismayed to discover that the beautiful Mae refuses to be constrained by the morals of the time or her perceived place in society as a woman. She is sensual, uninhibited and open about indulging her passion with whomever she chooses ("I make no pretence of propriety. Propriety interests me not in the least!").

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#1 Most Immoral Woman in townrubyrat 2010-09-06 15:20
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