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Random House
June 2011
On Sale: May 31, 2011
336 pages
ISBN: 140006712X
EAN: 9781400067121
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Contemporary | Fiction
In her beloved New York Times bestsellers Snow Flower and
the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and, most recently, Shanghai
Girls, Lisa See has brilliantly illuminated the potent bonds
of mother love, romantic love, and love of country. Now, in
her most powerful novel yet, she returns to these timeless
themes, continuing the story of sisters Pearl and May from
Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s strong-willed nineteen-year-old
daughter, Joy. Reeling from newly uncovered family secrets, and anger at
her mother and aunt for keeping them from her, Joy runs away
to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father—the
artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in
love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism and defiance,
Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China,
heedless of the dangers in the communist regime. Devastated
by Joy’s flight and terrified for her safety, Pearl is
determined to save her daughter, no matter the personal cost. From the crowded city to remote villages, Pearl confronts
old demons and almost insurmountable challenges as she
follows Joy, hoping for reconciliation. Yet even as Joy’s
and Pearl’s separate journeys converge, one of the most
tragic episodes in China’s history threatens their very lives. Acclaimed for her richly drawn characters and vivid
storytelling, Lisa See once again renders a family
challenged by tragedy and time, yet ultimately united by the
resilience of love.
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