Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER - A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience.--USA Today

In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father's prosperous rickshaw business, twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Though both sisters wave off authority and tradition, they couldn't be more different: Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree . . . until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides.

As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown's old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make impossible choices, and confront a devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel hold fast to who they are: Shanghai girls.

Lisa See nació en París en 1955 y se crió en el seno de una familia china asentada en Estados Unidos desde tiempo atrás. Biznieta del patriarca del Chinatown de Los Ángeles, See narró la epopeya americana de su bisabuelo, Fong See, en un aclamado libro de memorias titulado On Gold Mountain. Durante trece años fue corresponsal en la costa Oeste del semanario Publishers Weekly. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios como The New York Times, Los Angeles Times y The Washington Post. En 2005, El abanico de seda se convirtió en un bestseller internacional y recibió además numerosos premios. Este éxito se vio confirmado con su siguiente novela, El pabellón de las peonías. Lisa See vive en Los Ángeles con su marido y sus dos hijos.

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ISBN 13	9780739328255
ISBN 10	0739328255
Title	Shanghai Girls
Author	Lisa See
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2009-05-26
Number of pages	513
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.