Love and Other Consolation Prizes - Paperback
by Jamie Ford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jamie FordTheme:Ethnic Orientation/AsianPublish date:9/12/2017Pages:480
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Diversified PublishingISBN-13:9780525501237ISBN-10:0525501231UPC:9780525501237Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Asian American & Pacific Islander, LiterarySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCDMYQKXJY
A half-Chinese orphan is "offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the [1909 Seattle world's fair], advertised as 'Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder.' The woman who 'wins' him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between these three form the first real family Ernest has ever known"--
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Diversified PublishingISBN-13:9780525501237ISBN-10:0525501231UPC:9780525501237Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Asian American & Pacific Islander, LiterarySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCDMYQKXJY
The son of a Chinese American father, Jamie Ford is the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Songs of Willow Frost. Having grown up in Seattle, he now lives in Montana with his wife and children.
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