When a foreign bachelor living in Peking's Chinese quarter finds himself guardian to the young daughter of an Italian railway worker he discovers another side of life. As the girl grows up, his feelings for her change and he must compete for her attention with a motley cast of characters, including an enigmatic former mistress of Rasputin, a flamboyant American fashion designer, and an English millionaire. But when Kuniang, as the girl is known, unwittingly falls under a form of Eastern hypnosis, a terrifying vision threatens their prospects... Set against the mysterious and turbulent backdrop of Peking with its disparate inhabitants in the early twentieth century, THE MAKER OF HEAVENLY TROUSERS is a charming, and at times tragic, story of love and family.

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