A bloodstain from the finger of a Chinese factory girl hides under the red embroidery on a silk wedding gown, which embarks on a decade-long journey through the American bridal industry. In China, the gown observes cheerful, industrious girls in a sweatshop factory; in America she encounters immigrant workers in limbo and men and women plagued with mysterious illnesses, jealousies and resentments, but she also witnesses love which defies all physical boundaries and expectations. The most surprising ending of all comes long after the gown has settled down, grown comfortable in a dusty box in a hallway closet—but her story cannot end until it comes full circle.
The Traveling Gown is a novel about love, lies, journeys, and the nature of waiting—of working hard and struggling in life while biding one’s time. We are all waiting for our moment to come, and laughing at absurd injustices helps us remain hopeful in the face of the worst uncertainties.
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ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm concerned it makes the book seem YA (nooooo not Twilight) but at the same time I'm wondering if it's a book that should be marketed as YA anyways.
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