The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many thanks to Cara McBrien for giving me this book to read! I really enjoyed all the daughters & Afong Moy as I read about their lives, romances, hardships and issues dealing with trauma, bias, and secrets. The theory of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance was so new to me and I will certainly be reading more- especially the book in the afterward that Jamie Ford has listed 1st in recommended reading. I have a copy of that book and I purchased it (The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.) based on Tara Smith's recommendation! This is a fierce read, this Chinese family and their daughters is explored as well as anti-Chinese bias in America, resulting in a must read!

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Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Boy did this book have everything!!! First of all---awesome narration by Emily Woo Zeller; kick-ass females- Andy and Sammy (African American and Chinese girls posing as cowboys), wonderful father underappreciated by daughter, Gold Rush with all the immigrants, criminals, bullies, and adventures galore!!! This is a wonderful book encompassing historical fiction, diversity in characters, and so many plot twists you will be wringing your hands and rooting for Andy, Sammy, Cay, West and Pedro and of course their horses and donkey! A must read for all, I am just so sorry it took me this long to read!!!

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