FLORA ...a delicate Eurasian child-woman who moved between two worlds but was shunned by both. ...an innocent beauty whose unawakened fires could be ignited by only one man. ...a sensuous tale of love, heartbreak and searing passion that sweeps from a remote village in western China to the teeming decadence of old Shanghai, and reaches its heart-stirring conclusion in the opulent mansions and lush estates of turn-of-the-century England.