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The Downstairs Girl - the must-read Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick (Paperback)
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The Downstairs Girl - the must-read Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick (Paperback)
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A Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick! A New York Times bestselling
novel, The Downstairs Girl is a compelling and poignant story
following seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan, a Chinese American girl
living in segregated 1890s Atlanta. 'Everyone needs to read this
book' Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of
Caraval 'A jewel of a story. By shining a light on the lives of
those whom history usually ignores, Stacey Lee gives us a
marvellous gift: an entirely new and riveting look at our past'
Candace Fleming, award-winning author of The Family Romanov ***
Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan is leading a double life. By day, she
works as a lady's maid, navigating life on the margins of a society
determined that a person's worth is measured by the colour of their
skin. By night, she's the voice behind the most radical advice
column in 1890s Atlanta. Jo is used to feeling invisible, but she
won't let it hold her back. While her priority is making sure that
she and her father, Old Gin, remain safe in their hideaway beneath
a print shop, she still has ambition. And strong opinions of her
own that she begins to share in a newspaper advice column under the
pseudonym 'Miss Sweetie'. Suddenly, all of Atlanta is talking about
her ideas, although little do they know that the witty advice comes
from a penniless Chinese girl. As curiosity about Miss Sweetie
mounts, Jo's secret identity may not stay secret for much longer.
And as she learns more of the hard truths about her identity and
her country, she must find the courage to decide between being
herself or staying invisible . . . *** Praise for The Downstairs
Girl 'Immersive, important, and thoroughly entertaining, The
Downstairs Girl sparkles with all of Stacey Lee's signature humour,
charm, warmth, and wisdom' Kelly Loy Gilbert, Morris Award Finalist
for Conviction 'A gorgeously researched, feminist historical novel'
Melissa Albert, bestselling author of The Hazel Wood 'This vividly
rendered historic novel will keep readers riveted as witty,
observant Jo deals with the dangers of questioning power' The
Washington Post 'I couldn't put it down. It was so much fun. Stacey
writes great historical fiction centring people of colour' Camryn
Garrett, author of Full Disclosure '[A] thrilling historical novel'
Booklist 'A detailed and vibrant picture of life in the past' The
New York Times 'Clever, funny, and poig
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