Opium Addicts and Maori Masks

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Iona, a young Scottish girl is shipped off to Hong Kong to help her father with his trade company, The Prancing Florican. Along the way, she starts a journal about her adventures and dreams of becoming a trader in a time where women are seen as the caretaker of the household. She defies society with the help of her new friend and business partner, Zhang Tao. 
   Tao is a young boy raised by his father to become a successful merchant. When his father hears of The Prancing Florican, he asks Iona's father to become his business partner. Her father, Ivar, agrees under the condition that Tao watches after Iona and helps her run the family business. After a while, Tao begins to question everything he was taught and he goes against what he was told to help Iona achieve her dream.All Rights Reserved

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