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As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 5960325 16 5991850 book 26 5 2009 Shanghai Girls: A Novel total:3570|5:173|4:540|3:362|2:92|1:24| 3570 13308 7130 1154 713 3.86 42083 8994 47297936 1299877 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3519
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 5 7 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 14:55:40 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 16:16:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77237809 1089240 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 1 0 false Mon Nov 09 13:58:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 14:02:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76212405 1193774 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 2 0 false Fri Oct 30 09:48:18 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 09:48:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74156769 223132 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 07:43:10 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 07:48:00 -0700 2009 Amazon.com says it better than I could:

Amazon.com Review
Book Description
For readers of the phenomenal bestsellers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love--a stunning new novel from Lisa See about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives ...more...]]> 72570333 1140398 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 5 0 false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 12:45:34 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:34:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68326300 2537196 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 1 true Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 07:15:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 07:28:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67948563 1579673 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 16:50:52 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 17:10:40 -0700 2009 1
Imagine two lovely, but deeply spoiled si...more...]]> 66973737 1762258 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 1 5 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:56:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 12:22:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66193908 1926741 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Tue Aug 04 14:15:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:15:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65211200 131887 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 5 0 false Mon Jul 27 19:49:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 19:49:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64915196 1291703 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:20:07 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:20:45 -0700 2009
This is a story which spans the time period from 1937, just before WW II, to 1957, the McCarthy communist scare era. Pearl and May are “beautiful girls”. This means that...more...]]> 63623094 697616 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 1 true Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 13:28:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 13:53:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63269726 865502 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 07:59:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 08:01:04 -0700 2009
I am more familiar with the immigrant stories from Europe...more...]]> 63112023 1751969 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 21:00:31 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 21:07:03 -0700 2009 Shanghai Girls is the third book that I've read by Lisa See. In this novel, she takes a departure from the others that I'd read, Snowflower and the Secret Fan and Peony In Love. Her story begins not in the depths of the Chinese countryside, but rather in metropolitan Shanghai in the 1920s. What's...more...]]> 62692138 1378936 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 17:13:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:27:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61096609 2390060 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 3 3 true Thu Jun 25 13:41:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 13:42:16 -0700 2009
Ever.

Going into this review I fully understand I was not raised in the Chinese culture and well, I’m white. I don’t underst...more...]]> 60923938 2143983 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 09:11:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 09:29:18 -0700 2009
Set in 1937 Shanghai, China, two sisters Pearl and May are enjoying the good life thanks to their father's wealth. With cooks, servants, and gardeners, Pearl and May want for nothing until ...more...]]> 60916320 1261470 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 3 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:17:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:19:47 -0700 2009
But don’t dismiss Shanghai Girls as yet another book writte...more...]]> 60485397 1381140 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 4 1 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 23:23:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 23:32:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 57849209 2179211 5960325 1400067111 9781400067114 1125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412m/5960325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412s/5960325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325.Shanghai_Girls 3.73 3570
As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules.

At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2009 3 2 false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:30:29 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:42:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5960325