Love and other consolation prizes : a novel / Jamie Ford.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780804176750
- ISBN: 0804176752
- ISBN: 9780804176774
- Physical Description: 307 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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- 49 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mountains Branch Library | F For (Text) | 38801101812920 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Ford (Text) | 31010000606543 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F FORD (Text) | 30664100292264 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F FORD (Text) | 34510000577179 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | F FOR (Text) | 39488200942714 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F FORD (Text) | 34208203579817 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F FOR (Text) | 0020512409390 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC FOR (Text) | 30441100765338 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Ford (Text) | 540191011097260 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Ford, Jamie (Text) | 0112523085718 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
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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"--
