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Winner of the National Book Award A New York Times Bestseller "The
queer romance we've been waiting for."-Ms. Magazine
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling
took root-that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever
it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and
Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian
bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible.
But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in
love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens
everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation
looming over her father-despite his hard-won citizenship-Lily and
Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. (Cover
image may vary.)
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A Scatter of Light
Malinda Lo
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R319
R279
Discovery Miles 2 790
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“Full of yearning, ponderances about art and what it means to be
an artist, and self-revelation, A Scatter of Light has a
simmering intensity that makes it hard to put down."—NPR An
Instant New York Times Bestseller Last Night at the Telegraph Club
author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful
queer coming-of-age story, this time set against the backdrop of
the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay
marriage. Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on
Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends—one last round of sand
and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong,
Aria’s parents exile her to California to stay with her
grandmother, artist Joan West. Aria expects boredom, but what she
finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother’s gardener. Soon, Aria is
second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer
that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable—for Aria, her family,
and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to.
It’s the kind of summer that changes a life forever. And almost
sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, A
Scatter of Light also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath’s lives
since 1955.
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE; THE
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE; THE STONEWALL
BOOK AWARD (YA); THE PRINTZ HONOR
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'A gripping novel where historical fiction meets romance, Last
Night at the Telegraph is a whirlwind read... Immersive and
creative.' - Gay Times 'Lo's writing . . . shimmers with the
thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel' - Sarah
Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet and The Night Watch. 'An
instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance I've read in ages.' -
Bill Konigsberg, award-winning author of The Music of What Happens
and The Bridge From the award winning author of Ash comes a
gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown
during the 1950s. Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly
when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the
moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign
of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not
a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in
Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese
Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father -
despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to
let their love see the light of day.
'Beautifully rendered and instantly captivating. Malinda Lo writes
queer desire like no other.' DIVA MAGAZINE 'Lo writes tenderly
about the first buds of teenage desire amid a downtown hipster at
scene.' DAILY MAIL 'Poignant, vivid and so beautifully written. I
adored it.' LAURA KAY A Scatter of Light is a companion novel to
the National Book Awards winner and New York Times bestseller Last
Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of
family, inspiration, art, and identity are woven across
generations. Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last
summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in
the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late
grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online,
she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes. Aria's
parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send
Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern
California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before,
she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols, an
aspiring musician a few years older than Aria. The only problem?
Steph isn't single; she lives with her girlfriend, Lisa. But the
chemistry between Aria and Steph seems undeniable, and this will be
a summer that will turn her world upside down.
'Beautifully rendered and instantly captivating. Malinda Lo writes
queer desire like no other.' DIVA MAGAZINE 'Lo writes tenderly
about the first buds of teenage desire amid a downtown hipster at
scene.' DAILY MAIL 'Poignant, vivid and so beautifully written. I
adored it.' LAURA KAY A Scatter of Light is a companion novel to
the National Book Awards winner and New York Times bestseller Last
Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of
family, inspiration, art, and identity are woven across
generations. Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last
summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in
the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late
grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online,
she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes. Aria's
parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send
Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern
California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before,
she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols, an
aspiring musician a few years older than Aria. The only problem?
Steph isn't single; she lives with her girlfriend, Lisa. But the
chemistry between Aria and Steph seems undeniable, and this will be
a summer that will turn her world upside down.
Seventeen-year-olds Kaede and Taisin are called to go on a
dangerous and unprecedented journey to Tanlili, the city of the
Fairy Queen, in an effort to restore the balance of nature in the
human world, in this prequel to "Ash."
Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn't shone
in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile
creatures have begun to appear. The people's survival hangs in the
balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede
and Taisin are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey
to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. Taisin is a sage,
thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of
the otherworldly. And yet their two destinies are drawn together
during the mission. As members of their party succumb to unearthly
attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and
even begin to fall in love. But the Kingdom needs only one huntress
to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart
forever...
"That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each
other." And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in
her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be
shown the sun: "Have you ever heard of such a thing?"
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question
took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and
Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian
bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place
for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown.
Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans
like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his
hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their
love see the light of day.
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Ash (Paperback)
Malinda Lo
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R283
R267
Discovery Miles 2 670
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Familiar tropes, unique twists, all the feels. Grab a snack, some
tissues, and try not to fall in love with this playful anthology
that explores or reimagines a well-known trope about love from some
of the most talented and captivating voices in the YA space today.
Each trope acts as a prompt and inspiration for a different story,
as well as serves as the main thread throughout the collection,
while also allowing each author to put their own spin on these
classic favorites that are sure to steal your heart including: *
"Enemies-to-Lovers": Two boys from rival schools are forced to
share a room the night before their championship baseball game.
What begins as their mutual nightmare just might just turn to
something more between the two of them. * "Fake Dating": Every
year, Rachel's siblings and cousins bring dates to the family
Hanukkah party, but Rachel always flies solo. Tired of everyone
asking when she's going to meet a nice Jewish boy (or girl), she
asks Matthew Klein to be her fake date. The only problem? He may
have accepted her invitation only because he has a crush on her
sister. * "Kissing Under the Influence": Two interns in the
Department for Unexplained Phenomena are assigned to investigate a
city that seems to have disappeared. Antics (including a mistaken
ensorcellment and an unexpected declaration of love) ensue.
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Ash (Paperback)
Malinda Lo
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R286
R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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In the world of ASH, fairies are an older race of people who walk
the line between life and death, reality and magic. As orphaned Ash
grows up, a servant in her stepmother's home, she begans to realise
that her beloved mother, Elinor, was very much in tune with these
underworld folk, and that she herself has the power to see them
too. Against the sheer misery of her stepmother's cruelty, greed
and ambition in preparing her two charmless daughters for
presentation at court, and hopefully royal or aristocratic
marriage, Ash befriends one of these fairies - a mysterious,
handsome man-who grants her wishes and restores hope to Ash's
existence, even though she knows there will be a price to pay. But
most important of all, she also meets Kaisa, a huntress employed by
the king, and it is Kaisa who truly awakens Ash's desires for both
love and self-respect... ASH is a fairy tale about possibility and
recognizing the opportunities for change. From the deepest grief
comes the chance for transformation.
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