Title: The Girls of Good Fortune
By: Kristina McMorris
Genre: Historical
Pages: 416
Release Date: May 20th, 2025
Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary from Goodreads:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide
She came from a lineage known for good fortune…by those who don't know the whole story.
Portland, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of the notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she's a "shanghaied" victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate lay at stake.
As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a goldminers' massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets can prove even more deadly than the dark recesses of Chinatown.
A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
Review:
As someone who’s lived my whole life in the Portland, OR area, I really appreciated the rich local history woven throughout this story. Kristina McMorris did a wonderful job bringing the setting and era to life. My only minor gripe was that the audiobook narrator could have done a bit more research on how to pronounce some of our waterways, but that’s just the Portlander in me talking. Overall, this was a great read that I devoured in one sitting!
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