Kristina McMorris’s The Girls Of Good Fortune was included on the June Indie Next List and A Washington Post Noteworthy Book for May.
In 1888, Celia Hart wakes up imprisoned in a dank room with only one thought: She must find a way to escape. In an alternate storyline set three years prior, Celia’s past unfolds. Although her employer’s son, Stephen, claims he wants to marry her, it becomes clear that his father, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, will never accept Celia because of her half-Chinese heritage. After Stephen’s disapproving family packs him off for four years of medical school, Celia is sent to work as a maid in a brothel, where she raises their child alone in a city teeming with racial tension. As the past catches up to the present timeline, Celia faces significant obstacles as she seeks safety, self-sufficiency and maybe even justice.
The Girls Of Good Fortune will be available on May 20th.
