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Janice Y.K. Lee lives in Hong Kong. Her first novel, The Piano Teacher (Viking, January), is a cinematic tale of two love affairs in mid-20th-century Hong Kong. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, calls it "a rare and exquisite story." —Vancouver Sun "Best Spring Reads"

"The scent of jasmine seems to waft from the pages of this well-crafted, captivating historical novel... The Piano Teacher is so engrossing that readers may well find themselves shaking the sights, sounds, and yes, smells, out of their heads when they reach the end." —Winnipeg Free Press

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