{"product_id":"the-chinese-lady","title":"The Chinese Lady","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional debut--exquisitely written, emotionally fearless, and historically revelatory. Bo Wang delivers an immersive historical novel of rare emotional intelligence and narrative power. I couldn't put it down.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Chiaverini, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCanary Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A poignant and luminous portrait of a woman's strength and endurance, and what it takes to survive and claim a place in a country that is determined to misrepresent you. Beautifully written, sharp, and threaded with excellent wit, this novel illuminates the quiet courage required to hold onto one's dignity and humanity in the face of relentless scrutiny. I absolutely adore Wang's writing and I will be recommending this phenomenal debut to everyone!\" -\u003cb\u003e Marjan Kamali, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Women of Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs rich in detail and emotion as Amy Tan's \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e and Lisa See's \u003ci\u003eLady Tan's Circle of Women, \u003c\/i\u003ebut with an exciting structure that reinvents the genre, Bo Wang's gorgeous and immersive debut historical novel immortalizes the life of the first Chinese woman to be brought to the United States in the 1800s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Sparrow, Julia, Afong Moy, Madame Moy, The Chinese Lady, were her many names . . . but her true name has been lost to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1834 Afong Moy was brought to New York by two merchants as a live exhibit. Rising to fame as the first Chinese female in the United States, she became an oddity among curios as Americans marveled at the opportunity to observe her astonishing little feet, broken and bound to resemble lotuses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the story moves from 1820s Canton to P.T. Barnum's American Museum, to Gold Rush San Francisco, three women introduce us to her many names. Her mother calls her Little Sparrow and sells her to a captain who sails her to New York. The captain's wife names her Julia and \"graciously\" treats her as her own. And when she is shunted off to P.T Barnum, her fellow human exhibitions call her China. Eventually arriving in San Francisco's Chinatown, she will at long last claim her name and her own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining archival research and brilliantly imaginative storytelling, Bo Wang masterfully fills in history's gaps to weave a powerful narrative of survival in the face of hardship, tragedy, and betrayal. Told through the eyes of those around her; mirroring her life as an object on display, until we finally see the world through her own eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 83 (EAN 9780063467736, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWang, Bo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBo Wang\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cincinnati to Taiwanese American parents. Her childhood was peppered with stories of the Monkey King alongside those of Frog and Toad. A graduate of Sycamore Public Schools, Bo holds an A.B. in history and literature from Harvard College. She now lives in Boston with her family. \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496179532054,"sku":"9780063467736","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063467736.jpg?v=1783056784","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chinese-lady","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}