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DEBUT After seeing a road marker in Pierce, ID, stating "Chinese Hanging," Zhang put an extraordinary amount of research into this historical novel with a touch of magical realism. The 1880s Chinese Exclusion Act permitted such barbaric behavior. In China, Daiyu had a happy childhood until her parents disappeared. Then she's kidnapped and transported to a brutal San Francisco brothel. After escaping, she moves to Boise, ID, where she ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More