Recension av The Downstairs girl

Författare: Stacey Lee

Antal sidor: 374

Finns hos: Adlibris / Bokus

Goodreads beskrivning

By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills, but she's not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta's most notorious criminal, Jo must decide whether she, a girl used to living in the shadows, is ready to step into the light.

 

Mina åsikter

Den här boken var intressant ur ett historiskt perspektiv. Miss Sweetie-kolumnen var underhållande och engagerande. Boken hade några oförutsägbara vändningar och den var därtill väldigt snabbläst. Levnadsstandarden och bemötandet som fanns mellan dem människor som var vita, mörkhyade eller av kinesiskt ursprung var såväl intressant som hemska. Boken hade intressanta karaktärer och flera av dem växte väldigt mycket under bokens gång.

 

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