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The Resource Love and other consolation prizes : a novel, Jamie Ford

Love and other consolation prizes : a novel, Jamie Ford

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"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, his wealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the fair, advertised as "Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder." The woman who "wins" him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between these three form the first real family Ernest has ever known"--
Language
eng
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1 online resource.
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9780804176767
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Love and other consolation prizes : a novel
Title
Love and other consolation prizes
Title remainder
a novel
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Jamie Ford
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Language
eng
Summary
"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, his wealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the fair, advertised as "Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder." The woman who "wins" him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between these three form the first real family Ernest has ever known"--
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Ford, Jamie
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3606.O737
LC item number
L69 2017
Literary form
fiction
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  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
  • Families
  • Brothels
  • Friendship
  • Orphans
  • Raffles
  • Brothels
  • Families
  • Friendship
  • Chinese Americans
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Love and other consolation prizes : a novel, Jamie Ford
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online resource
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rdacontent
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unknown
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1 online resource.
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online
Isbn
9780804176767
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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2c165bc1-5cb8-4236-b3fe-884623c69478
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  • (OCoLC)1002664229
  • (OCoLC)on1002664229
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Love and other consolation prizes : a novel, Jamie Ford
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Publication
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online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
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online
Isbn
9780804176767
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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2c165bc1-5cb8-4236-b3fe-884623c69478
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unknown sound
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remote
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  • (OCoLC)1002664229
  • (OCoLC)on1002664229

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