{"product_id":"9780807083260","title":"Thousand Pieces of Gold","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West—“an important contribution to the history of pioneer women” (\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lalu Nathoy’s father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his “thousand pieces of gold”—yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With over a quarter of a million copies sold, \u003ci\u003eThousand Pieces of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of biographical historical fiction that stars an unforgettable Chinese-American heroine whose struggles put a human face on the anti-immigration policies of the past and present.","brand":"Ruthanne Lum McCunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48035626614996,"sku":"9780807083260","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ab871d22-bf91-4ba2-9468-62d31bb24809.jpg?v=1780364473","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780807083260","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}