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Daughters of the Sun and Stars: A novel of sisterhood and survival
Paperback
General FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9789960844084
Publisher: Jake Rowling Publishing Services
Published: Jul 31 2026
Pages: 380
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A sweeping epic of sisterhood, survival, and the unyielding strength of the human spirit.
San Francisco, 1870. Three women, bound by fate and forged in fire, arrive on America's golden shores not as immigrants, but as cargo. They are the Ship of Widows-women sold into servitude, marriage, and worse, their futures traded for silver before they ever set foot on land.
Rose is a tiger spirit, fierce and unbroken. Sold to a brothel by her own father, she refuses to bow, her defiance earning her beatings and isolation. Lily is a delicate rabbit with bound, broken feet trained from childhood to be a perfect wife, she is promised to an old man in Los Angeles who already has a wife. Iris is a rooster cursed by a twisted foot abandoned by her family, she survives on her wits, building a life as a healer in the shadows of Chinatown.
Their worlds collide amidst the squalor of Angel Island, sparking a bond that will defy the brutal odds stacked against them. From the stinking holds of a cargo ship to the gilded cages of flower houses, from the dusty streets of Los Angeles to the ashes of a village burned by a white mob, these three women will fight, bleed, and rise together.
In a world that sees them as disposable, these daughters of the sun and stars must forge their own destiny. Rose's defiance sparks a rebellion that transforms her from a caged victim into a fierce leader. Lily's quiet resilience, tested by cruelty and silence, blossoms into the soul of a powerful healer. And Iris, with her indomitable spirit, becomes the architect of a new future, building a sanctuary from the ashes of tragedy.
Inspired by true historical events the brutal trafficking of Chinese women, the horrific Los Angeles massacre of 1871, and the resilience of the survivors who rebuilt their lives from nothing-Daughters of the Sun and Stars is a powerful and unforgettable tale of hope. It is a story of finding family where there is none, of turning grief into gardens and pain into purpose, of women who learned that the sun and the stars do not compete they share the sky.
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