book recommendation

Hi folks, just a quick post while I have a ready and willing internet connection, but I have a book to share with you if you have not discovered the joy of it or the author already.  Our author is James Clavell (check the surname with one or two L's as I am not completely sure of the spelling - the book is not with me at present but on loan) and the book is called Tai Pan and it is a most fantastic read.  Not only is it a great historical novel based around the birth of Hong Kong, but it has several scenes of spanking within it.   Our hero is a Scottish fellow called Dirk Struan and he is certainly my kind of man!  If you have not read it already and like Mf scenes then you should love this book!  Enjoy...