To what audience would you recommend The Girls of Good Fortune? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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In the Epilogue (dated August 1995) of The Girls of Good Fortune, Pearl’s daughter says about her granddaughter “the traits that make her ‘different’ have become all the rage, specifically those from mixed ethnicities like mine.”
Recently I’ve read Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom and Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi, which are also about mixed-race characters.
I think those who enjoy historical fiction and strong women characters would be most likely to read these novels.
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This is the first book I’ve read by this author and about the theme of the Shanghai tunnels. I would not recommend the book to anyone under the age of 15 due to the mature content, nor would I recommend to anyone who enjoys Christian fiction.
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I think any fan of historical fiction would like to read this. There is also a lot of topics for book club discussions
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Also, a novel with the freight train hopping theme comes to mind: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.
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I would recommend The Girls of Good Fortune to readers who enjoy historical fictionn and suspense. 
I think she is similar to Kristin Hannah, Susan Meissner, and Jillian Cantor.
In my opinion the novel would be appropriate for high school on up. The historical information could tie in nicely with a Social Studies class. It would also be important to include the research work done by the author.
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This historical fiction novel is filled with history of the Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. It would fit into a high school American History curriculum.
I would recommend to book to fans of historical fiction with strong female characters. Readers of Kristen Hannah, Lisa See and Susan Meissner come to mind.
I would recommend this book to someone who likes a plot-driven book with lots of action and twists. For me it was heavy on fiction and light on history. In contrast, I would recommend Daughters of Shandong by Eve J Chung. Chung does a masterful job of weaving fact and fiction.