China Dolls
β Scribed by Lisa See
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Edition
- 2015 Random House trade paperback edition
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER- NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
The author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and Shanghai Girls has garnered international acclaim for her great skill at rendering the intricate relationships of women and the complex meeting of history and fate. Now comes Lisa See's highly anticipated new novel, China Dolls.
It's 1938 in San Francisco: a world's fair is preparing to open on Treasure Island, a war is brewing overseas, and the city is alive with possibilities. Grace, Helen, and Ruby, three young women from very different backgrounds, meet by chance at the exclusive and glamorous Forbidden City nightclub. Grace Lee, an American-born Chinese girl, has fled the Midwest with nothing but heartache, talent, and a pair of dancing shoes. Helen Fong lives with her extended family in Chinatown, where her traditional parents insist that she guard her...
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