Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. MagazineSeventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root-that desire to look, to move closer, to touch.

Winner of the National Book AwardA New York Times Bestseller'The queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”-Ms. PUBLISHER : Dutton Books for Young Readers With deportation looming over her father-despite his hard-won citizenship-Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. Suddenly everything seemed possible.īut America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root-that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. 'The queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”- Ms. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2023.Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023.

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