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The Girls of Good Fortune (Deluxe Edition)
A Novel
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From New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide comes a story of one woman's journey through Portland's Chinatown and its infamous Shanghai tunnels, giving voice to those in the shadows. It is a spellbinding story of a young...
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Includes recipes, a reading group guide, an author Q&A, and excerpts from The ways we hide and Sold on a Monday.
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From New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide comes a story of one woman's journey through Portland's Chinatown and its infamous Shanghai tunnels, giving voice to those in the shadows. It is a spellbinding story of a young half-Chinese mother and her determination to forge a future for her daughter in a world that shuns outsiders.
She came from a lineage known for good fortune...by those who don't know the whole story.
Portland, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of the notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realises she's a "shanghaied" victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labour, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese and passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate lies at stake.
As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a goldminers' massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets can prove even more deadly than the dark recesses of Chinatown.
A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781728284873
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 June 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Kristina McMorris is a New York Times bestselling author of two novellas and six novels, including the runaway bestseller Sold on a Monday. Initially inspired by her grandparents' WWII courtship letters, her works of fiction have garnered more than twenty national literary awards. Prior to her writing career, she owned a wedding-and-event planning company until she had far surpassed her limit of YMCA and chicken dances. She also worked as a weekly TV-show host for Warner Bros. and an ABC affiliate, beginning at age nine with an Emmy Award-winning program. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she lives near Portland, Oregon, where (ironically) she's entirely deficient of a green thumb and doesn't own a single umbrella.
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