Korea, Iraq, Iran, Egypt - they jump from today's headlines and from the pages of Bamboo Ring, a novel of high stakes adventure and romance set in the seventies and weaving through exotic foreign locations. The unfolding scandal between a young ex-pat wife and a charming military officer capture the heart. The terror of surviving life-threatening adventures and the agony and ecstasy of passionate love provide an emotional roller coaster with a surprise at every turn of the page.