Love and other consolation prizes : a novel
(Adult Book)

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Ford, Jamie.
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LC Subjects
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition -- (1909 : -- Seattle, Wash.) -- Fiction.
Brothels -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Raffles -- Fiction.
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Chinese Americans -- Fiction.

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Adult Book
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 25 cm
Street Date
1709
Language
English

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A half-Chinese orphan whose mother sacrificed everything to give him a better chance is raffled off as a prize at Seattle's 1909 World's Fair, only to land in the ownership of the madam of a notorious brothel where he finds friendship and opportunities, in a story based on true events.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ford, J. (2017). Love and other consolation prizes: a novel (First edition.). Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ford, Jamie. 2017. Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel. New York: Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ford, Jamie. Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel New York: Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ford, J. (2017). Love and other consolation prizes: a novel. First edn. New York: Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ford, Jamie. Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel First edition., Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

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