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Luck of the Titanic

Luck of the Titanic

Historical FictionRomance
Pages
400
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

Valora Luck, a British-Chinese acrobat, has one goal: to get to America and perform on stage. She stows away on the celebrated Titanic to find her twin brother, hoping to convince him to join her act. Onboard, she must navigate the ship's rigid class structure and the prejudices of its passengers. But when the liner strikes an iceberg, Valora's fight for her dream becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

EmotionalTenseSadHopeful
SurvivalSacrifice

Genres

Historical Fiction Romance Young Adult

About the author

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Stacey Lee

Stacey Lee is a fourth-generation Chinese American author from Southern California who practiced law, including in Silicon Valley, before writing full-time; she holds a law degree from UC Davis King Hall and is a founding member and legal director of We Need Diverse Books. She writes historical and contemporary young-adult fiction centering Chinese American experiences, including Under a Painted Sky, The Downstairs Girl, Luck of the Titanic, and Kill Her Twice.

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