Description

In 1937 Shanghai—the Paris of Asia—twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May are having the time of their lives. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree—until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that to repay his debts, he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from Los Angeles to find Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, from the Chinese countryside to the shores of America. Though inseparable best friends, the sisters harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. Along the way they make terrible sacrifices, face 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.
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Information on the author’s life and works is available through our library’s online resources. Recommended online resources for Shanghai Girls by Lisa See include Biography Resource Center. Enter your library barcode and then use the author’s name to search for full-text encyclopedia or magazine articles.

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LitLovers has book reviews of Shanghai Girls and information about the author
Watch a video presentation by Lisa See about Shanghai Girls
Read an interview with Lisa See
Read an interview with Lisa See
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