'An extraordinarily thoughtful and engrossing tale of romance and intrigue; of heroic individuals from disparate cultures caught in the unforgiving vise of history. A story from fifty years ago so new and pertinent it could have been written -- and lived -- yesterday' Carolyn See, author of HANDYMAN -- Carolyn See, author of HANDYMAN 'Liu brings solid literary credentials to a background in Asian politics, a combination that should engender critical interest... for this impressive novel' -- Publishers Weekly 'A beautiful story beautifully told' -- Robert McKee, author of STORY: SUBSTANCE, STRUCTUR 'Aimee Liu's "Flash House" races forward into territory that, for most of us,is still almost entirely unknown. The result is an education wrapped in an adventure' Jack Miles, Pulitzer prize-winning author of GOD: A Biography -- Jack Miles, Pulitzer prize-winning author of GOD: 'A sad, beautiful, ultimately tragic ! odyssey through the Himalayas and into the heart of Asia. An evocative novel, part love story, part spy in the tradition of the Great Game, replete with rich imagery of various journeys: a wife for her lost mate, a man in crusading for his beliefs or for redemption; a child's search into the mystery of her birth. As with life, what they find is not always what they seek, and what went wrong was "our mutual ineptitude at love' -- Barbara Peters, PoisonedPen.com

Aimee Liu was an associate producer of NBC's Today show before becoming a full-time writer. She has written more than ten fiction and non-fiction books, and is currently President of PEN USA. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.