Shanghai Girls
first publication date: 2009
original title: Shanghai Girls
original language: English
narrative location: Los Angeles
followed by: Dreams of Joy
Shanghai Girls is a 2009 novel by Lisa See. It centers on the complex relationship between two sisters, Pearl and May, as they go through great pain and suffering in leaving war-torn Shanghai, and try to adjust to the difficult roles of wives in arranged marriages and of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. This work marks a return to many of the themes the author addressed in her first major work, On Gold Mountain, a memoir of her family's history. The novel is set between 1937–57 and matches Parts IV and V of the memoir.The novel received an Honorable Mention from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The sequel, Dreams of Joy, was released May 31, 2011. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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2- date of publication: 2009ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-1180-1
- ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-6711-4
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