Last Night at the Telegraph Club: A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEW YORK TIME

Description: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo A gripping story of love and duty set in San Franciscos Chinatown during the 1950s. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE; THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE; THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD (YA); THE PRINTZ HONOR_____________________________________________________________________________________________A gripping novel where historical fiction meets romance, Last Night at the Telegraph is a whirlwind read... Immersive and creative. - Gay TimesLos writing . . . shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel - Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet and The Night Watch.An instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance Ive read in ages. - Bill Konigsberg, award-winning author of The Music of What Happens and The BridgeFrom the award winning author of Ash comes a gripping story of love and duty set in San Franciscos Chinatown during the 1950s.Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu cant remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. 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. Author Biography Malinda Lo is the critically acclaimed author of several young adult novels, including most recently A Line in the Dark, which was a Kirkus Best YA Book of 2017 and Ash, a lesbian retelling of Cinderella, which was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and was a Kirkus Best Book for Children and Teens. Malindas nonfiction has been published by the New York Times Book Review, the Huffington Post, the Horn Book, and the anthologies Here We Are, How I Resist, and Scratch. She lives in Massachusetts with her wife. Review Los writing, restrained yet luscious, shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel about listening to the whispers of a wayward heart and claiming a place in the world * Sarah Waters *Exquisite and heart-shattering, Last Night at the Telegraph Club made me ache with wishing. This book is for anyone who has ever loved-in any sense of the word * Emily X.R. Pan *Oh, what a wonderful novel this is! For all who ever dared to want more, much more, from life - a beautifully sensitive love story, with telling historic detail * Susan Elia MacNeal *Malinda Los Last Night at the Telegraph Club is an instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance Ive read in ages. Lo has lovingly re-created 1950s San Francisco and made me feel as though Id lived there, and her depiction of first love felt so real that I experienced it in long-since-forgotten corners of my own heart * Bill Konigsberg *A beautifully observed story about finding love and fighting for ones identity against tremendous odds. In bringing a fascinating chapter of history to vivid life, this novel illuminates a path to the future through a careful understanding of our past. Its vivid, emotional, and hopeful. I loved it * Abdi Nazemian *Beautifully written historical fiction about giddy, queer first love. * Kirkus *deftly realised tale . . . a perfect romance and drama for the summer * the National * Long Description Los writing . . . shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel - Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet and The Night Watch . An instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance Ive read in ages. - Bill Konigsberg, award-winning author of The Music of What Happens and The Bridge From the award winning author of Ash comes a gripping story of love and duty set in San Franciscos Chinatown during the 1950s.Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu cant remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. 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. Review Quote Los writing, restrained yet luscious, shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel about listening to the whispers of a wayward heart and claiming a place in the world - Sarah WatersExquisite and heart-shattering, Last Night at the Telegraph Club made me ache with wishing. This book is for anyone who has ever loved-in any sense of the word - Emily X.R. PanOh, what a wonderful novel this is! For all who ever dared to want more, much more, from life - a beautifully sensitive love story, with telling historic detail - Susan Elia MacNealMalinda Los Last Night at the Telegraph Club is an instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance Ive read in ages. Lo has lovingly re-created 1950s San Francisco and made me feel as though Id lived there, and her depiction of first love felt so real that I experienced it in long-since-forgotten corners of my own heart - Bill KonigsbergA beautifully observed story about finding love and fighting for ones identity against tremendous odds. In bringing a fascinating chapter of history to vivid life, this novel illuminates a path to the future through a careful understanding of our past. Its vivid, emotional, and hopeful. I loved it - Abdi Nazemian Beautifully written historical fiction about giddy, queer first love. - Kirkus Promotional "Headline" A gripping story of love and duty set in San Franciscos Chinatown during the 1950s. Details ISBN1529366585 Author Malinda Lo Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Format Paperback Pages 416 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529366585 ISBN-13 9781529366587 DEWEY 813.6 UK Release Date 2021-03-18 Audience Age 14 Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Publication Date 2021-03-18 Imprint Hodder Paperback Audience General AU Release Date 2021-03-29 NZ Release Date 2021-03-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133385320;

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