About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
The life story of Xiao Hong, one of China's most famous essayists and novelists, who reflected the progressive thinking not frequently seen during the 1930s.
Four sworn female followers gather periodically at Tan's small book bar and share their emotional lives respectively. All of the four are looking for their love of dreaming.
