The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (Large Print)

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jamie Ford
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:634
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLarge Print
Large Print Press
All Dates
ISBN/Barcode 9798885790987
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Large Print Press
Imprint Large Print Press
NZ Release Date 9 August 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds a family across the generations in one of the most beautiful books of motherhood and what we pass on to those that come after us (Jenna Bush Hager, Today). Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washingtons former poet laureate, thats how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has come to haunt her. Fearing that her child is predestined to endure the same debilitating depression that has marked her own life, Dorothy seeks radical help. Through an experimental treatment designed to mitigate inherited trauma, Dorothy intimately connects with past generations of women in her family: Faye Moy, a nurse in China serving with the Flying Tigers; Zoe Moy, a student in England at a famous school with no rules; Lai King Moy, a girl quarantined in San Francisco during a plague epidemic; Greta Moy, a tech executive with a unique dating app; and Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to set foot in America. As the painful recollections affect her present life, Dorothy discovers that trauma isnt the only thing shes inherited. A stranger is searching for her in each time period--a stranger whos loved her through all of her genetic memories. Can Dorothy break the cycle of pain and abandonment to finally find peace for her daughter and love for herself? Or will she end up paying the ultimate price? For Jamie Ford fans both old and new, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy is an unmitigated pleasure (Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and a lyrical love story unlike any other.