Last Night at the Telegraph Club

“Haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like to have nothing keeping you attached to the ground?"

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.

Product Info

Publisher: ‎ Dutton Books for Young Readers
Date: December 28, 2021
Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0525555278
Reading age: ‎ 14

Full Description

Winner of the National Book Award
A New York Times Bestseller

"The queer romance we’ve been waiting for."—Ms. Magazine

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.

Content Warnings

Publisher: ‎ Dutton Books for Young Readers
Date: December 28, 2021
Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0525555278
Reading age: ‎ 14