Defections

''Stunning'' The Times
''Excellent'' Independent on Sunday
''Compelling, haunting and thrilling'' David Peace

Seoul, South Korea

Mia is an outsider. Half-English, half-Korean, a translator at the British Embassy; she treads a boundary between her roots and the acceptance she desires from the English - especially her boss, Thomas: a married diplomat.

Thomas''s career is jeopardized by an outrageous indi...