A Many-Splendoured Thing

A Many-Splendoured Thing

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author = Han Suyin
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Novel
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release_date = 1952
media_type = Print (book)
pages = 336
isbn = ISBN 055322736X
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"A Many-Splendoured Thing" is a novel by Han Suyin. It was made into the 1955 film "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", which also inspired a famous song.

It tells the story of a married but separated British reporter, who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor originally from Mainland China, only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society.


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