Here are six books to read after “The Many Daughters of Afong Moy,” which also has a bibliography at the end for your literary perusal. While there’s no book quite like this “epigenetic love story,” as Ford describes it, the author recommended six books that are in conversation with his epic novel. “If you just want to be blown away, just go to YouTube, and just type in Andrea Gibson, and listen and watch some of their performances,” Ford said. What My Bones Know - by Stephanie Foo 23. Speaking to TODAY, Ford said he read the work of poet Andrea Gibson to inspire the portions of the book about Dorothy Moy. Through the novel, we see how Afong’s experiences with both love and abandonment reverberate throughout the generations - and perhaps echo in their DNA.įord had to channel his inner poet for the book, which features the poet laureate of Washington as a main character. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel spans 250 years within the same family tree, all tracing back to Afong Moy, considered to be the first Chinese woman in the United States. Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body. Jenna Bush Hager said “ The Many Daughters of Afong Moy,” her August Read With Jenna pick, “astounded” her.
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