Publisher's Synopsis
Several years ago, a baby was found in the ashes of a burned-down building in China, the only living thing amidst the rubble and ruin. She was adopted by a young American couple, who did their best to shower her with unconditional love in her youth, but now Chisung Goff is a teenager having to move to yet another school because her mother got a promotion at work. To Chisung, her mother is a cold and distant woman, whereas her father is gentle, kind, and warm-hearted, in truth a reflection of their respective upbringings. As Chisung begins making new friends, grappling with the intense feelings and confusion of adolescence, a strange new enemy emerges to challenge her entire way of life. Nobody is left unscathed, and nothing will ever be the same. Chisung Goff and the Phoenician Prince is a story of hope, life, and loss, a time capsule of the first months of a pandemic everyone believed would be over quickly. It is also a reminder that with love, like a phoenix, humanity will rise anew from the ashes and learn to soar once again.
