The Downstairs Girl

"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of ... (more)

"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"-- (less)

Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan secretly writes the advice column, "Dear Miss Sweetie." She decides to use the column to addr... (more)

Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan secretly writes the advice column, "Dear Miss Sweetie." She decides to use the column to address taboo topics, but the backlash is bigger than she ever expected. (less)