Watching

How does a young woman of wealthy parents and high birth become the owner of one of the most famous bordellos in London? We follow the life of Jade Green; the infamous Madam of The Garden of Eros, from her birth in Shanghai to her imprisonment after one of her girls is murdered by a jealous husband. Upon her release, she takes up residence in the quiet English town of Walton Village and seeks anonymity. However, fate decrees that she must revisit her past in order to ensure justice for her friend Toby Brown, whose own life is clouded by an ill-fated agreement between cousins made in the desperate days of World War I. “What a great novel this is. I highly recommend it … written by a new author who I hope has another novel in him. This novel begins during WWI and takes us on a journey with a girl called Jade – she is a real fighter and her story is never dull.” John Morrow’s Pick of the Week