![]() ![]() Can Mei Ling find a way to make a real family-even if it’s built on a paper foundation? Desperate to rescue Siew, she must convince her husband that an orphan’s life is worth fighting for. Her fragile marriage is tested further when she discovers that Siew will likely be forced into prostitution. Mei Ling is penniless, pregnant, and bound to a man she doesn’t know. Her husband, Chinn Kai Li, is a houseboy, not the successful merchant he led her to believe. But when she finally reaches San Francisco, she’s met with a surprise. Dreams of a better life in America give Mei Ling the strength to endure the treacherous journey and detainment on Angel Island. On the perilous voyage, Mei Ling takes an orphan girl named Siew under her wing. ![]() ![]() To enter the country, she must pretend to be her husband’s first wife-a paper wife. Desperate to secure her future, Mei Ling’s parents arrange a marriage to a widower in California. Genre: FICTION, HISTORICAL FICTION, DIVERSE FICTION, MULTICULTURAL FICTION, WOMEN’S FICTIONįrom the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus comes a heart-wrenching story about finding strength in a new world. ![]()
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