Girls of Good Fortune: a Haunted Shanghai Tunnels Virtual Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris
June 10 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
$4.00 – $17.99
About the Adventure
Dear Adventurers, Good Fortune is about to come your way, and you don’t want to miss it! Pre-order a copy of The Girls of Good Fortune below by May 20, 2025, and not only will you receive an exclusive invitation to a June 10, 2025, virtual highlights tour of the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon; you will also be entered into the Sourcebooks Book Club Party Pack Giveaway* that includes:
6 bao-shaped soaps (they’re super cute!)
6 Pixiu good fortune bracelets in a red pouch
Delicious Chinese cookies and tea
The Girls of Good Fortune bookmarks
Signed book plates
And your Good Fortune doesn’t stop there!
In partnership with the fabulous folks at Sourcebooks, we are pleased to offer you a special opportunity to experience the underground, haunted world that New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris explored to research her new historical novel, The Girls of Good Fortune, coming soon on May 20, 2025.
The tour conversation will be led by Kristina and an official guide of the Haunted Underground Shanghai Tunnels Tour, and moderated by Adventures by the Book’s own Susan McBeth. Come join us to explore the subterranean labyrinth under Chinatown, where crime and legends flourished; explore a daunting holding cell, opium den, and sample of tunnels.
Registration
How to participate: (1) pre-order a paperback copy of The Girls of Good Fortune below; and (2) submit your ABTB proof of purchase. It’s that simple. After book publication on May 20, you will receive a Zoom invite from Sourcebooks to attend the virtual tour on June 10.
Recording of the tour is strictly prohibited
Giveaway open only to U.S. residents 18 and over. No purchase necessary. Ends May 20, 2025.
Please direct any questions you have about the campaign and eligibility to landmark@sourcebooks.com with the subject line: “THE GIRLS OF GOOD FORTUNE PRE-ORDER INQUIRY.“
About the Author and Book
Kristina McMorris is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. Her novels have garnered more than two dozen prestigious awards and nominations, most notably the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, RWA’s RITA® Award, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction.
Her new historical novel, The Girls of Good Fortune, is set to publish May 20, 2025.
She came from a lineage known for good fortune…
by those who don’t know the whole story.
Oregon, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of the notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she’s a “shanghaied” victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate hangs in the balance.
As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a gold miners’ massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets could prove deadlier than the dark recesses of Chinatown.
A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
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About the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland
Despite essentially raised as an Oregon native, Kristina discovered only a dozen years ago about the existence of Portland’s mysterious Shanghai Tunnels. After her subsequent tour, the underground labyrinth periodically tugged at her mind as a setting ripe for a novel.
Eventually, further inspired by a photography book featuring “hapas” (a fond Hawaiian term for half-Asians, like her) and a marathon brainstorming session with a tremendously patient author pal, a story idea began to take shape. But only after a beloved history-buff friend asked if she was familiar with Oregon’s Hells Canyon Massacre, thereby launching her down a research rabbit hole involving the shocking, long-buried atrocity from the late 1800s, did she solidify her novel’s premise.
The final result is a tale that explores the complexity of family and identity, the struggles and beauty of interwoven cultures, and the transcendent power of storytelling.
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