Lisa See
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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Thrillers
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Lisa See is a Chinese-American author. Her books include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Dragon Bones, and On Gold Mountain. She was named the 2001 National Woman of the Year, by the Organization of Chinese American Women. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.97 — 28,290 ratings — published 2005 35 editions |
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Peony in Love by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.45 — 5,542 ratings — published 2007 20 editions |
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Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.76 — 2,839 ratings — published 2009 12 editions |
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.92 — 369 ratings — published 1995 10 editions |
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Dragon Bones by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.35 — 364 ratings — published 2003 9 editions |
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Flower Net by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.36 — 283 ratings — published 1997 13 editions |
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The Interior by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.34 — 214 ratings — published 1998 11 editions |
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Peony and the Interrupted Dream by Lisa See (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2007 |
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June 2009,
Lisa See
"History is written by the victors, so isn't it up to us to look deeper, think harder, and learn so we aren't doomed to repeat our mistakes? Obviously what happened to Chinese Americans in the past is a disgrace and an embarrassment, but there are things happening right now that recall those days." ...More
"History is written by the victors, so isn't it up to us to look deeper, think harder, and learn so we aren't doomed to repeat our mistakes? Obviously what happened to Chinese Americans in the past is a disgrace and an embarrassment, but there are things happening right now that recall those days." ...More
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Lisa See on her latest novel, Peony in Love
Lisa See — Peony in Love
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""I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one in the same.""
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
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"When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul."
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
"For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later as a woman — to want or expect it, but I did, and this unjustified desire has been at the root of every problem I have experienced in my life."
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
— Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan)
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Hi Lisa, I hope your Mar Vista Library swap is a smashing success! I gave it a little shout-out: www.sarahmccoy.wordpress.comWish I lived in the Cali area to come. Have fun!
Thanks for accepting my request...and best of luck with Shanghai Girls! My friends have been raving about it.
Hello Lisa,
As an author I am sure you love to read as well...
I thought you might like to try a book that my book club is going to read. (We already read SnowFlower and the Secret Fan, one of my ALL time favorites). "The Last Chinese Chef" is by Nicole Mones and everyone I have recommended it to has loved it. (her other two are very good as well). I will tell my book club about your visit to the Los Angeles area later this year buy we are out in the Inland Empire a few hours a way.
Thank you for the wonderful gift that you share with millions of people!
