God of Luck
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“ Held me captive right from the start.”—Alan Cheuse, NPR, All Things Considered
“Her clear voice and simple but elegant style easily turns this work into a real page-turner.”—Library Journal
“A vivid tale of a faraway time.”—Asian Week
“Beautifully combines the hardships and brutality of the kidnapping of a Chinese…
Why read it?
1 author picked God of Luck as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This captivating, sensory novel features a Chinese man who is kidnapped and taken to work as a contract laborer in Peru’s guano, or bird dung, industry during the nineteenth century. With strong and memorable characters from the protagonist’s family in Southern China as well as the varied souls he meets on his journey, this story follows his attempts to return home to his family. It is an imaginative yet historically accurate story of perseverance and hope.
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