The Lake Pagoda By Ann Bennett Indochina 1945: Arielle, who is half-French, half-Vietnamese, is working as a secretary for the French colonial government when the Japanese storm Hanoi. Although her Asian blood spares her from imprisonment, she is forced to work for the occupiers. The Viet Minh threaten to reveal dark secrets from her past … Continue reading The Lake Pagoda | Enthralling Women’s Historical Fiction by Ann Bennett