Set in 1950s San Francisco, Lily Hu, a Chinese American teenager, discovers her identity and first love at the Telegraph Club, a lesbian bar in Chinatown. Amidst the backdrop of McCarthyism and societal pressures, Lily embarks on a journey of self-discovery and love.
What is the book about?
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.