In 1933, in Saigon, the young Anne lives a carefree life. His father, the Bertelot admiral newly appointed representative of the French navy in Indochina, and his days elapse between the discovery of this new country and its social obligations within the French community. But under the smiling and peaceful outside sometimes hide dark intrigues, and traffickers are desperate to maintain their grip on the black market opium. Anne will learn it the hard way by becoming the instrument of a plot against his father ... but the girl refuses to be passively manipulated and will try everything to prove her innocence with the help Friends the least unexpected ...
A nice novel for young girls, well written and engaging characters and ... but I would have preferred without the numerous references to religion ... which does not bother me at all when I read a novel by Madame de Segur, for example, more troubles me about a novel written by a contemporary ...