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Love and Other Consolation Prizes A Novel
Author: Jamie Ford

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 1909 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 ... more »The Nightingale

For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World?s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he?s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off?a healthy boy ?to a good home.?

The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest becomes the new houseboy and befriends Maisie, the madam?s precocious daughter, and a bold scullery maid named Fahn. Their friendship and affection form the first real family Ernest has ever known?and against all odds, this new sporting life gives him the sense of home he?s always desired.

But as the grande dame succumbs to an occupational hazard and their world of finery begins to crumble, all three must grapple with hope, ambition, and first love.

Fifty years later, in the shadow of Seattle?s second World?s Fair, Ernest struggles to help his ailing wife reconcile who she once was with who she wanted to be, while trying to keep family secrets hidden from their grown-up daughters.

Against a rich backdrop of post-Victorian vice, suffrage, and celebration, Love and Other Consolations is an enchanting tale about innocence and devotion?in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale.

Read by Emily Woo Zeller, with a note read by the Author

Advance praise for Love and Other Consolation Prizes

?Ford is a master at shining light into dark, forgotten corners of history and revealing the most unexpected and relatable human threads. . . . A beautiful and enthralling story of resilience and the many permutations of love.??Jessica Shattuck, author of The Women in the Castle

?All the charm and heartbreak of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet . . . Based on a true story, Love and Other Consolation Prizes will warm your soul.??Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls

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ISBN-13: 9780525492566
ISBN-10: 0525492569
Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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Genres:

Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Asian American
Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Family Saga
Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Historical

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