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'It is 1904. At the age of forty-two, the handsome and influential Australian George Morrison, Peking correspondent for The Times of London, is considered the most eligible Western bachelor in China. But Morrison has yet to meet his match - until one night, where the Great Wall meets the sea, he encounters Mae Perkins, the ravishing and free-spirited daughter of a California millionaire, and a turbulent affair begins.
'War, meanwhile, has broken out between Russia and Japan for domination over northeast China. Morrison's colleague Lionel James has an idea that will revolutionise war correspondence. But the Russians, the Japanese, and even The Times's own editor, it seems, would rather see James hung from the nearest yardarm. James believes that only Morrison can help. Just as Mae seems to be slipping away from him, James's quest propels Morrison into her magnetic orbit once more.
'Inspired by a true story, A Most Immoral Woman is a surprising, witty and erotic tale of sexual and other obsessions set in the "floating world" of Westerners in China and Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. At its heart stands an original and devastatingly honest woman, as seen from the perspective of the extraordinary man who was drawn to love her.'
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Q&A Linda Jaivin
2009
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interview
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , April vol. 2 no. 1 2009; (p. 38) -
War, Sex and a Battle for Love
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 April 2009; (p. 12)
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The Way of the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 310 2009; (p. 11)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Seduced By Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 March 2009; (p. 20-12)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 March 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel
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When Morrison Met Mae
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 2009; (p. 11)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Love and War Laid Bare
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 March 2009; (p. 25) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 March 2009; (p. 26-27)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Cover Notes
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 March 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 March 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
Seduced By Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 March 2009; (p. 20-12)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman 2009 single work novel -
The Intrepid Explorer
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 February - 1 March 2009; (p. 8-9) -
Fun is Kev's Middle Name
2009
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 March 2009; (p. 9) -
How Was It For You?
2009
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column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 March 2009; (p. 14-16) -
Q&A Linda Jaivin
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , April vol. 2 no. 1 2009; (p. 38)
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