Love and Other Consolation Prizes
(Book on CD)
Author
Contributors
Zeller, Emily Woo, narrator.
Published
New York, NY : Random House, Inc., 2017.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
10 CDs (11hrs. 30min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult Book on CD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
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Fiction
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Published
New York, NY : Random House, Inc., 2017.
Format
Book on CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
Participants/Performers
Read by Emily Woo Zeller.
Description
"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seemslimitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, hiswealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the fair, advertised as "Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder." The woman who "wins" him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between thesethree form the first real family Ernest has ever known"--,Provided by publisher.
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