Will her first love survive the fatal secret that her mother, who has lied about her true heritage and identity, may be entangled with him? It took more than 20 years for Dr. JJ Chen Henderson to write this remarkable novel about a young Chinese woman falling in love with an American who is shockingly entangled with her mother, meanwhile discovering her shocking identity and heritage. Set in the dawning era of China’s awakening to the outside world, the novel unveils a disturbing and forbidden landscape that both unnerves and enthralls you, while treating you with an enchanting culture of traditional medicine and folklore, ushering you into a never-before-seen place you don’t want to leave when you turn the last page.