Feb 01, 2018 love and other consolation prizes is the story of a young boy named ernest, a halfchinese orphan who finds his way to america through a last desperate act of his beloved mother. Set against a rich backdrop of postvictorian vice, suffrage, and celebration, love and other consolation prizes is an unforgettable story. Jun 19, 2018 love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford from the bestselling author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at seattles epic 1909 worlds fair. Love and other consolation prizes summary supersummary.
From the bestselling author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at seattles epic 1909 worlds fair. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. Inspired by a true story, a powerful novel about an orphan boy who is raffled off at seattles 1909 world fair, and the friends who teach him what it really means to have a family, from the author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet. Only jamie ford could take a snippet of a true story about a child offered as a raffle prize at the 1909 seattle worlds fair and spin it into a dazzling tale of love and family and ultimately hope. Upon his arrival to seattle, he becomes a ward of the state until a wealthy sponsor offers to send him to an. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Love and other consolation prizes is a beautiful and enthralling story of resilience and the many permutations of love. Canceled hadassah book club love and other consolation. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book tells the tale of ernest young, the illegitimate son of an american missionary and a chinese woman who was too poor to take care of her children. In love and other consolation prizes, a child is raffled off as a prize at a worlds fair in seattle in 1909. Love and other consolation prizes quotes by jamie ford. Ernest falls in love with both fahn and maisie and for much of the book. The author brings the reader deep into the heart and mind of ernest young, as a young boy in china, and then, again, as a young man, in america, and lastly, as a wise senior, humbled by life, but content in his soul. A love triangle develops in ernests young life and it presents as a rather workable scenariothat a young boy could have two loves and there wouldnt be total catastrophe. Love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford goodreads. The book tells the tale of ernest young, the illegitimate son of an american missionary and a chinese woman who was too. Love and other consolation prizes is a wellwritten and heartbreaking novel. Buy a cheap copy of love and other consolation prizes book by jamie ford. An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history.
Kathy hepinstall, author of the book of polly an epic and touching love story of a raffledoff orphan boy named ernest and the two girls he loves one for now, one forever. Love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford book. A lively history of romance in the dens of iniquity, love despite vice. Love and other consolation prizes book the seattle. Author interview jamie ford, author of love and other. Sep 14, 2017 now he adds a new chapter to this exploration, with love and other consolation prizes. Jun 19, 2018 about love and other consolation prizes. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Love and other consolation prizes public library of. Based on a reallife raffle, this story is about ernest young, a chinese orphan refugee who is won by the owner of the tenderloin, a brothel where he becomes the house boy and lives a life with enough food to eat and hope for the future. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read love and other consolation prizes. Canceled hadassah book club love and other consolation prizes. Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named ernest, set during the 1909 seattle worlds fair called the alaska yukon pacific expo.
In love and other consolation prizes, jamie ford chronicles the life of ernest young through chapters that skip between ernests youth and an elderly ernest. Advance praise for love and other consolation prizes ford is a master at shining light into dark, forgotten corners of history and revealing the most unexpected and relatable human threads. Love and other consolation prizes book the seattle public. This book is about the power of friendship and love. Now in his 60s, ernest faces his wife gracies declining control over.
Love and other consolation prizes, by jamie ford posted on september 12, 2017 by seattlebookmama we all have things we dont talk about, ernest thought. Love and other consolation prizes jamie ford, 2017 random house 320 pp. Praise for love and other consolation prizes exciting. Love and other consolation prizes with jamie ford mtpr.
They orbit our hearts like halleys comet, crossing into our universe only once, or if were lucky, twice in a lifetime. Love and other consolation prizes book by jamie ford. Love and other consolation prizes carnegie library of. But for ernest, a halfchinese orphan who found his way to. Sep 12, 2017 love and other consolation prizes, by jamie ford posted on september 12, 2017 by seattlebookmama we all have things we dont talk about, ernest thought. Love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford book club. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading love and other consolation prizes. For twelveyearold ernest young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to. Review of love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford posted on 10042017 by rhapsodyinbooks jamie fords debut novel, hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet, was historical fiction about the love and friendship between a chineseamerican boy and a japaneseamerican girl in seattle and during the internment in world war ii.
Sep 12, 2017 love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford. Love and other consolation prizes has the big generous heart ford always brings to his novels and fans will rejoice in it. Love and other consolation prizes audiobook by jamie ford. Jamie fords love and other consolation prizes coming in. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Jessica shattuck, author of the women in the castle. Love and other consolation prizes was inspired by the true story featured in the september 1909 issue of the seattle times stating there was a raffle at the worlds fair for a number of prizes, including a monthold orphan boy, property of the washington childrens home society. September 2017 those who loved hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet by jamie ford a bets on selection are going to be happy to read his new book, love and other consolation prizes.
Against a rich backdrop of postvictorian vice, suffrage, and celebration, love and other consolations is an enchanting tale about innocence and devotionin a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Meet little ernest a halfchinese orphan whose starving mother without means to care for him, sends him to america aboard a freight ship full of strangers and other stray children from the pacific. The action in fords latest novel is bookended by two worlds fairs held in seattle the 1909 alaskayukonpacific exposition and the 1962 century 21 exposition the one that brought us. Based on a true story, it tracks the life of ernest young, born yung kun. The action in fords latest novel is bookended by two worlds fairs held in seattle the 1909 alaskayukonpacific exposition and the 1962 century 21 exposition the one that brought us the iconic space needle.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Love and other consolation prizes by by jamie ford. Ernest, the son of a white missionary and a chinese mother, was born in rural china. Apr 06, 2020 love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford. Review of love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford. Love and other consolation prizes is a 2017 historical novel by american author jamie ford. A beautiful and enthralling story of resilience and the many permutations of love. The fairs opening day triggers painful memories for one attendeea man named ernest young. Jessica shattuck, author of the women in the castle all the charm and heartbreak of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet. The following highlights are from a conversation with jamie ford about his book, love and other consolation prizes. Love and other consolation prizes audiobook by jamie.
The author of love and other consolation prizes will be at third place books in lake forest park at 4 p. Martha hall kelly, author of lilac girls a gripping story about the unpredictability of life and, above all, the incredible power of love to heal even the most shameful wounds. Its a beautifully told story, framed against the backdrop of two seattle worlds fairs the alaskayukonpacific exposition of 1909 and the century 21 exposition in 1962. Love and other consolation prizes was inspired by the true story of an infant boy who was raffled off at the 1909 seattle worlds fair, as a now available in 1909, seattle was the time and place for the alaskanyukonpacific exposition. Love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford from the bestselling author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at seattles epic 1909 worlds fair. Love and other consolation prizes book king county. Sep 07, 2017 the author of love and other consolation prizes will be at third place books in lake forest park at 4 p. From the beloved author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired. A walk through history and fiction with author jamie ford. Jamie fords new novel, love and other consolation prizes, is a wonderful blend of historical fiction, coming of age and romance with a smidgeon of mystery thrown in as well barbara z. He imagines what might have happened to that child in love and other consolation prizes, a riveting story that moves from heartbreak and poverty in turnofthecentury southern china to seattles glittering 1962 worlds fair, the century 21 expo. Jamie fords debut novel, hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet, was historical fiction about the love and friendship between a.
A halfchinese orphan whose mother sacrificed everything to give him a better chance is raffled off as a prize at seattles 1909 worlds fair, only to land in the ownership of the madam of a notorious brothel where he finds friendship and opportunities. Love and other consolation prizes historical novel society. Jamie ford love and other consolation prizes third. Based on a true story, love and other consolation prizes will warm your soul. Based on reallife events, the plot centers on ernest, the illegitimate son of a white missionary and a chinese woman, as he tells his story to his adult. A halfchinese orphan whose mother sacrificed everything to give him a better chance is raffled off as a prize at seattles 1909 worlds fair, only to land in the ownership of the madam of a notorious brothel where he finds friendship and opportunities, in a story based on true events. Love and other consolation prizes is set mostly in seattle, but the international backgrounds of the main characters are part of what makes this story so fascinating. Love and other consolation prizes meet little ernest a halfchinese orphan whose starving mother without means to care for him, sends him to america aboard a freight ship full of strangers and other stray children from the pacific. Now he adds a new chapter to this exploration, with love and other consolation prizes. To hear the entire conversation, click the link above or subscribe to our podcast sarah aronson. Based on a true story, it tracks the life of ernest young, born yung kunai to a chinese mother and white missionary father. Love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford overdrive. Billed as a handsome and dark, clever and strong healthy boy, ernest, 12, was a raffle prize at the story told in great falls author jamie fords new novel, love and other consolation prizes. From the bestselling author of hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story.
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