Daughters of the Sun and Moon

In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violence-plagued town of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is charming and innocent. She comes to the United States for an arranged marriage with a much older, wealthy merchant. Petal, born to peasant parents, grows up in extreme poverty. In a moment of desperation, her father sells her to buy and sow rice, and she is put on a ship bound for Gold Mountain—America—only to be sold again upon arrival. Moon is married to a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. Educated, fluent in English, and blessed with striking beauty, she walks with a limp due to an unsuccessful foot-binding in her childhood—a flaw in the eyes of many.

Dove desires to love and be loved; Petal longs for freedom, while Moon values justice above all. Together, the three face a society utterly devoid of goodwill toward them. Worse still, Los Angeles is steeped in fierce anti-Chinese sentiment, which ultimately culminates in the Night of Horrors, forcing all three women to confront unimaginable challenges. Bound by hardship and grief, they must be brave, resilient, and capable of swallowing bitterness to stand their ground and break free. They are the daughters of the sun and moon...