ANINSTANTNEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERAReadwithJennaTodayShowBookClubPickTheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofHotelontheCornerofBitterandSweetreturnswithapowerfulexplorationofthelovethatbindsafamilyacrossthegenerationsin“oneofthemostbeautifulbooksofmotherhoodandwhatwepassontothosethatcomeafterus“(JennaBushHager,Today).DorothyMoybreaksherownheartforaliving.AsWashington’sformerpoetlaureate,that’showshedescribeschannelingherdissociativeepisodesandmentalhealthstrugglesintoherart.Butwhenherfive-year-olddaughterexhibitssimilarbehaviorandbeginsrememberingthingsfromthelivesoftheirancestors,Dorothybelievesthepasthascometohaunther.Fearingthatherchildispredestinedtoendurethesamedebilitatingdepressionthathasmarkedherownlife,Dorothyseeksradicalhelp.Throughanexperimentaltreatmentdesignedtomitigateinheritedtrauma,Dorothyintimatelyconnectswithpastgenerationsofwomeninherfamily:FayeMoy,anurseinChinaservingwiththeFlyingTigers;ZoeMoy,astudentinEnglandatafamousschoolwithnorules;LaiKingMoy,agirlquarantinedinSanFranciscoduringaplagueepidemic;GretaMoy,atechexecutivewithauniquedatingapp;andAfongMoy,thefirstChinesewomantosetfootinAmerica.Asthepainfulrecollectionsaffectherpresentlife,Dorothydiscoversthattraumaisn’ttheonlythingshe’sinherited.Astrangerissearchingforherineachtimeperiod--astrangerwho’slovedherthroughallofhergeneticmemories.CanDorothybreakthecycleofpainandabandonmenttofinallyfindpeaceforherdaughterandloveforherself?Orwillsheenduppayingtheultimateprice?“ForJamieFordfansbotholdandnew,TheManyDaughtersofAfongMoyisanunmitigatedpleasure“(ChristinaBakerKline,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor)andalyricallovestoryunlikeanyother.
