Author uses wartime romance to preach a message of peace

Hustlen Hazel is a novel that straddles turbulent times in modern Chinese history - World War II and the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). And countries - China and the United States. Yet it is a simple story, as all it talks about is how we should cherish peace.

Written by Chinese-American writer Yuan Jinmei, it was released by Beijing October Arts and Literature Publishing House on Friday.

The novel is about a wartime romance told through a series of flashbacks.