Title: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Author: Jamie Ford
Publisher: Atria Books
Year: 2022
Genre(s): historical fiction, fiction
Part of a Series: No.
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Why I read it: Once Upon a Book Club pick
Summary: Dorothy has used her mental health struggles to fuel her art. But when they get too much and she worries her daughter will face the same problems, Dorothy undergoes a risky and experimental treatment to find the root of her problems. She learns it may not lie in her own past but the past of her ancestors, several women who have faced their own struggles going all the way back to one of the first Chinese women in America, Afong Moy. Will Dorothy be able to break free from generational trauma? Will she finally be able to find the peace and love she wants for both herself and her daughter?
