A Finalist For 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.