Daughters of the Sun and Moon: A Novel Ted Widmer A compulsively readable story of

A compulsively readable story of class and privilege

it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life

But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods

and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her

With phrases like “The Book Was Better

Daughters of the Sun and Moon: A Novel Ted Widmer A compulsively readable story ofIn 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment of desperation, Petals father sells her to buy money