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 starvation. Only Jamie Ford could take a snippet of a true story about a child offered as a raffle prize at the Seattle World's Fair and spin it into a dazzling tale of love and family and ultimately hope. Love and Other Consolation Prizes " has the big generous heart Ford always brings to his novels and fans will rejoice in it. There was a time when people of mixed race were thought of as freaks or misfits and treated as such. 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().
The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Ford, Jamie. Love and Other Consolation Prizes. Penguin Random House, In Love and Other Consolation Prizes, Jamie Ford chronicles the life of Ernest Young through chapters that skip between Ernest's youth and an elderly Ernest. Only Jamie Ford could take a snippet of a true story about a child offered as a raffle prize at the Seattle World's Fair and spin it into a dazzling tale of love and family and ultimately hope. Love and Other Consolation Prizes" has the big generous heart Ford always brings to his novels and fans will rejoice in it. About Love and Other Consolation Prizes. From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic World's Fair. "An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history."—Kristin Hannah, author of.
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 starvation. LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES. by Jamie Ford ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 12, 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. There was a time when people of mixed race were thought of as freaks or misfits and treated as such. 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.
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