{"product_id":"the-downstairs-girl-by-stacey-lee","title":"The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee - USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eReese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, T\u003ci\u003ehe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and poignant story following seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan, a Chinese American girl living in segregated 1890s Atlanta.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eEveryone needs to read this book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eStephanie Garber\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCaraval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA jewel of a story. By shining a light on the lives of those whom history usually ignores, Stacey Lee gives us a marvellous gift: an entirely new and riveting look at our past' Candace Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Romanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventeen-year-old Jo Kuan is leading a double life. By day, she works as a lady's maid, navigating life on the margins of a society determined that a person's worth is measured by the colour of their skin. By night, she's the voice behind the most radical advice column in 1890s Atlanta.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jo is used to feeling invisible, but she won't let it hold her back. While her priority is making sure that she and her father, Old Gin, remain safe in their hideaway beneath a print shop, she still has ambition. And strong opinions of her own that she begins to share in a newspaper advice column under the pseudonym 'Miss Sweetie'. Suddenly, all of Atlanta is talking about her ideas, although little do they know that the witty advice comes from a penniless Chinese girl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As curiosity about Miss Sweetie mounts, Jo's secret identity may not stay secret for much longer. And as she learns more of the hard truths about her identity and her country, she must find the courage to decide between being herself or staying invisible . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmersive, important, and thoroughly entertaining,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003esparkles with all of Stacey Lee's signature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehumour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, charm, warmth, and wisdom' Kelly Loy Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e, Morris Award Finalist for \u003ci\u003eConviction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egorgeously researched, feminist historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eMelissa Albert\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eThis vividly rendered historic novel will keep readers riveted\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eas witty, observant Jo deals with the dangers of questioning power\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt was so much fun. Stacey writes great historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecentring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epeople of colour\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCamryn Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFull Disclosure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'[A]\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehistorical novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A detailed and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evibrant picture of life in the past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eClever, funny, and poignant,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis Stacey Lee at her best'\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyn Skye, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crown's Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Prepare to\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efall headlong in love with \u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. I certainly did!'\u003c\/b\u003e Robin LaFevers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the His Fair Assassin trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43480975278143,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/10689613482312.jpg?v=1782962306","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/the-downstairs-girl-by-stacey-lee","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}