The Downstairs Girl
Book description
A Reese's Book Club YA Pick and New York Times Bestseller
From the critically acclaimed author of Luck of the Titanic, Under a Painted Sky, and Outrun the Moon comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family.
By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's…
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2 authors picked The Downstairs Girl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love books that deal with justice and make you feel strong emotions. This book did that and more.
The story included discrimination against Chinese and Black Americans in the South in the early 1900s. The plot was moving, riveting and the writing was impeccable.
I'd often stop and be amazed at the wonderful way the author strung her words together. Stacey Lee is a talented and unique writer. It was filled with love, hope, and surprises.
If you love a quirky narrator, this is your perfect entry point into historical fiction. In 1890 Atlanta, our heroine—Jo Kuan—works as a lady’s maid by day and offers up wit and wisdom as a secret advice columnist by night.
The voice in this one is what had me wrapped around Jo’s funny, sharp, insightful little finger. Expect to laugh, get angry, unravel a few mysteries, and learn a few dark things about American history along the way. There’s a reason this book was a Reese’s Book Club pick.
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