· Love and Other Consolations Prizes by Jamie Ford is a Ballantine publication. A stirring, poignant story of love in its various stages and forms, crossing oceans and spanning decades- This is my first novel by Jamie Ford/5(K). · Praise for Love and Other Consolation Prizes “Exciting [Jamie] Ford captures the thrill of first kisses and the shock of revealing long-hidden affairs.”—Kirkus Reviews “Strong A laudable effort that shines light on little known histories.”—Library Journal “Poignant Vibrantly rendered.”—BooklistBrand: Random House Publishing Group. In Love and Other Consolation Prizes, a young Chinese-American boy is sold by his mother, herself a prostitute, in order to provide him with a better life. This was during the time of famine in China/5().
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford @RandomHouse #NewRelease #Historic @JamieFord #Favorite www.doorway.ru Review of "Love and Other Consolation Prizes" by Jamie Ford Posted on 10/04/ by rhapsodyinbooks Jamie Ford's debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, was historical fiction about the love and friendship between a Chinese-American boy and a Japanese-American girl in Seattle and during the internment in World War II. Love and Other Consolation Prizes is set mostly in Seattle, but the international backgrounds of the main characters are part of what makes this story so fascinating. Read full review. Other editions - View all. Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel Jamie Ford Limited preview - Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel Jamie.
In Jamie Ford's new novel Love and Other Consolation Prizes, this is so evident. In it we follow the life of a young Chinese boy Ernest Young, who is transported to America, on board a ship destined to land in Seattle. Aboard the ship are other children being. stars. Love and Other Consolation Prizes is a historical novel by American author Jamie Ford. Based on a true story, it tracks the life of Ernest Young, born Yung Kun-ai to a Chinese mother and white missionary father. When Ernest is only five, his then-single mother sends him on a ship to America in the hopes that he will survive the brink of. Too old to dream of being adopted, Ernest Young is raffled off at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific World Exposition to Madame Flora, who runs a notorious brothel. His adventures have just begun.
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