Ten tales of off-centre lust set mostly in Hong Kong. Told sometimes from the female perspective and sometimes from the male, these tales are ostensibly the fantasies of the ex-pat academic Stephen Mason, whose last few turbulent months are described in the companion novel Servant and Mistress'. Featuring a range of offbeat scenarios and characters including a rich Hong Kong socialite who invites her male guests to very special meals and a man whose sexual jealousy drives him to share his lover's lover, these tales are sure to please and thrill.