This book is an historical novel which takes place in the early 20th century at a time when Japan overruns China. It is written so well that the information virtually flies off the page and the character's personalities seem real not fictional.The reader watches as May and Pearl, sisters aged 16 an...
This was a pretty good story...it definitely gave me an understanding of what Chinese immigrants went through during the war, and also how a new immigrant might feel even today.Through most of the book I didn't like May, but I thought that Pearl was too hard on her at times, not considering how May ...
Pearl and May Chin are sisters, and the ups and downs of their relationship propel the story forward, but the book is narrated in Pearl's first-person voice. Because of that, I felt that I only got to know the other characters, including May, as Pearl saw them, and there were times I found that a bi...
I really enjoyed this one, not quite as much as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but it was still a really good read. One thing I love about books by this author is her beautifully descriptive writing, it just pulls you into the story, makes you part of it, makes you care and how she can weave facts ...
I can gush enough about how wonderful this book is and was sad that it ended. The characters are so well drawn and believable that this read more like a memoir than a fiction book. I love historical fiction and pretty much everything Lisa See writes, so this book was a special treat for me since I l...
Ah, where to start with this review? ... Pearl and May are sisters who do what every sister-pair does - try to be cool & hip, push boundaries, enjoy life; all while trying to maintain traditions. They are privileged--their businessman father has provided luxuries others cannot even fathom. And they'...
Best-selling author Lisa See's "Shanghai Girls" covers a 20-year period in the lives of two sisters, Pearl and May, during their lives in both China and the United States. Our initial introduction to the two girls shows a well-to-do family with traditional parents and daughters yearning to be moder...
Shanaghai Girls a novel by Lisa See tells the story of twenty one year old Pearl Chin and her younger sister May . Both girls are modern and carefree living in 1937 shanaghai the Paris of Asia until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that to repay his debts he...
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