The Downstairs Girl
โ Scribed by Stacey Lee
- Book ID
- 110763302
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781524740955
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โฆ Synopsis
From the critically-acclaimed author of Under a Painted Skyand Outrun the Moonand founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family.
**"A triumph of storytelling. A bold portrait of this country's past, brilliantly painted with wit, heartbreak, and unflinching honesty. Everyone needs to read this book." --Stephanie Garber, **New York Timesbestselling author of Caraval
1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kwan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills, but she's not prepared for the backlash that follows...
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