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008 130826t20182017xna ed 000 1 eng
020 _a9781525278334 (paperback)
020 _a1525278339 (paperback)
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100 _aFord, Jamie,
_eauthor.
_942602
245 1 0 _aLove and other consolation prizes :
_ba novel /
_cJamie Ford.
250 _aEasyRead large edition.
260 _a[Strawberry Hills, NSW] :
_bReadHowYouWant,
_c[2018]
300 _aiii, 484 pages (large print) ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aRead how you want 16
500 _aOptimized reading formats.
500 _aSet in 16 point Verdana.
500 _aCopyright page from the original book.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aFamilies
_vFiction.
_9128
650 0 _aBrothels
_vFiction.
_932118
650 0 _aFriendship
_vFiction.
_92101
655 0 _aDomestic fiction
_9147
830 0 _aRead how you want 16.
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948 _hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 2 OTHER HOLDINGS
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