Shanghai Girls

Lisa See has again written an intriguing story, this time about 2 young Chinese women. The story starts in 1937 when the city of Shanghai is the Paris of Asia. May (18) and Pearl (21) live in moderate luxury enjoying some of the finer things of life until they find out their dad has gambled away all their wealth and has sold them as wives. As the girls process this news, the Japanese attack and May and Pearl's lives are forever changed. The reader follows the women to America and their struggle to get a foothold in a country that doesn't want them. Though Lisa See takes us through 20 plus years of history, the underlying story line is about two girls forced to become woman and their struggle to find their identity in a new country. Chinese or American? As the sisters face devastating situations their sisterly devotion provides the rock of their existence.

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Reveiw written by Denise R