Here's my pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection:
Shanghai Girls: A Novel
; Lisa SeePub Date: May 26, 2009
Ever since I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
, I've become a huge Lisa See fan. I was excited to received an ARC yesterday of her soon to be released book. I'll be sure to post my review once I've read it. From Amazon:
May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl’s parents arrange for their daughters to marry “Gold Mountain men” who have come from Los Angeles to find brides.
But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel’s Island (the Ellis Island of the West)—where they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months—they feel the harsh reality of leaving home. And when May discovers she’s pregnant the situation becomes even more desperate. The sisters make a pact that no one can ever know.
A novel about two sisters, two cultures, and the struggle to find a new life in America while bound to the old, Shanghai Girls is a fresh, fascinating adventure from beloved and bestselling author Lisa See.
What's your pick this week?
I saw this offered on Shelf Awareness but I decided not to request it. My TBR is huge. Will be looking forward to your review though!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for this. I requested it from SA -- hope I get it!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read anything by her...but I'm intrigued by this one! Thanks for putting it on my radar...and for participating in WOW...
ReplyDeleteI'll admit I'm jealous you snagged a copy. This sounds like a great book. I requested it from SA, even though my TBR pile is now a tower.
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Diary of an Eccentric
I have read Snow Flower at least three times. Have you read Peony? I have it but haven't read it, yet.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to get an arc of this one. I'd like to read it too.
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