Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
Call Number:
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F |
Author:
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Ford, Jamie |
Title:
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Love and other consolation prizes |
Remainder of title:
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a novel |
Summary, etc. note:
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"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, his wealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the fair, advertised as "Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder." The woman who "wins" him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between these three form the first real family Ernest has ever known"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780804176750 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
International Standard Book Number:
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9780804176774 (paperback) |
Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780804176767 (ebook) |
Description conventions:
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rda |
Authentication code:
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pcc |
Classification number:
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PS3606.O737 |
Item number:
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L69 2017 |
Edition number:
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23 |
Classification number:
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813/.6 |
Source of number:
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bisacsh |
Classification number:
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FIC014000 |
Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
Relator term:
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author. |
Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Jamie Ford. |
Edition statement:
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First edition. |
Place of publication:
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New York ,NY |
Name of publisher:
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Balllantine Books |
Date of publication:
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2018 |
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New York : |
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Ballantine Books, |
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[2017] |
Extent:
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307 pages |
Dimensions:
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25 cm |
:
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rdacontent |
:
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Provided by publisher. |
Source of acquisition:
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B & T |
Purchase price:
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28.00 |
Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
Subject:
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Families |
Subject:
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Brothels |
Subject:
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Friendship |
Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
Genre/form data or focus term:
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Domestic fiction. |
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Acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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xn11 2017-10-19 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. |
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xk15 2017-06-28 (telework) |
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xk06 2017-11-29 to CALM |
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xk15 2017-06-28 ONIX (telework) to CIP |