Love and other consolation prizes : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9780804176767 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0804176752 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780804176750 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
307 pages ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2017]
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Subject: | Friendship Families Brothels FICTION / Literary Friendship Fiction Brothels Fiction Families Fiction |
Genre: | Fiction. Domestic fiction. Domestic fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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La Conner Regional Library | FIC FORD | 105915 | FICTION | Available | - |
Summary:
"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, his wealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the 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"--