Four treasures of the sky / Jenny Tinghui Zhang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhang, Jenny Tinghui, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese.

Human trafficking.

History.

United States--History--19th century.

United States.

Human trafficking--Fiction.

Kidnapping victims--Fiction.

Kidnapping victims.

Racism--Fiction.

Racism.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Chinese--United States--Fiction.

Asian Americans--Fiction.

Asian Americans.

Genre:

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

History.

Novels.

Physical Description:

326 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

4 treasures of the sky

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.

Summary:

"Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak. But when she is kidnapped and smuggled across an ocean from China to America, Daiyu must relinquish the home and future she imagined for herself. Over the years that follow, she is forced to keep reinventing herself to survive. From a calligraphy school, to a San Francisco brothel, to a shop tucked into the Idaho mountains, we follow Daiyu on a desperate quest to outrun the tragedy that chases her. As anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country in a wave of unimaginable violence, Daiyu must draw on each of the selves she has been-including the ones she most wants to leave behind-in order to finally claim her own name and story. At once a literary tour de force and a groundbreaking work of historical fiction, Four Treasures of the Sky announces Jenny Tinghui Zhang as an indelible new voice. Steeped in untold history and Chinese folklore, this novel is a spellbinding feat"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Keyes Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781250811783

1250811783

9780241533024

0241533023

9780241533031

0241533031

OCLC:

1268120350