Winner of the National Book Award

Proof of Malinda Lo's skill at creating darkly romantic tales of love in the face of danger。--O: The Oprah Magazine

The queer romance we've been waiting for。"--Ms。 Magazine

Restrained yet luscious。--Sarah Waters， bestselling author of Tipping the Velvet

A National Bestseller

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root--that desire to look， to move closer， to touch。 Whenever it started growing， it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club。 Suddenly everything seemed possible。

But 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。