 
							 
													This is the story of Mei, a young woman on a trip from East to West after her escape from her provincial Chinese village. Beginning in Chongqing and a disastrous factory job, Mei soon heads out for London and a marriage to an older man where her entrapment begins anew.
 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							