Many Daughters of Afong Moy
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Many Daughters of Afong Moy

by Jamie Ford

This playlist threads through the novel’s San Francisco Chinatown atmosphere, family longing, cultural displacement, and the quiet turning points between survival and self-definition. The instrumental tracks create reading space—half-lit streets, ocean air, and domestic intimacy—while the vocal tracks mirror the characters’ hopes, bruises, and fragile resolve across changing years and places.

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Sep 23, 2026
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20 songs
1
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

2
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

Merry-Go-Round of Life

Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

3
From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

Kiss The Rain

Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

4
Kid A

Everything In Its Right Place

Radiohead · Kid A

5
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight - Orchestral Version

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

6
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

7
The Very Best of John Coltrane

Naima

John Coltrane · The Very Best of John Coltrane

8
Insides

Light Through The Veins

Jon Hopkins · Insides

9
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski · The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

10
All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

Runaway

AURORA · All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe)

11
In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)

All I Want

Kodaline · In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)

12
A Place We Knew

Be Alright

Dean Lewis · A Place We Knew

13
1989 (Deluxe)

Shake It Off

Taylor Swift · 1989 (Deluxe)

14
Brand New Eyes

The Only Exception

Paramore · Brand New Eyes

15
Save Me, San Francisco (Golden Gate Edition)

Hey, Soul Sister

Train · Save Me, San Francisco (Golden Gate Edition)

16
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

Just Like Heaven

The Cure · Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

17
The Story

The Story

Brandi Carlile · The Story

18
The Very Best Of John Coltrane

Impressions

John Coltrane · The Very Best Of John Coltrane

19
The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk · The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection

20
Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

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