Zoe and John have a perfect life, with promising careers and marriage plans. But their innocence is soon shattered when the Chinese Communist Party seizes power in 1949. Zoe finds herself locked in a political cage, indoctrinated, and forced to make nuclear bombs for China. Meanwhile, John maintains his belief in anti-nuclear proliferation and is recruited to the CIA to monitor Pakistan's nuclear program in Islamabad. Over the course of decades of separation and individual struggles in the face of competing ideologies, their loyalty to each other and their faith in love will be tested.
Published on July 22, 2021 19:45