Author Lisa See takes readers on turbulent journey from China torn by war in 1930s to Los Angeles' Chinatown In her novel Shanghai Girls, author Lisa See takes readers on a turbulent journey from ...

China Beat has an interview with Lisa See, whose new book, Shanghai Girls: A Novel, will be released in May: Kate Merkel-Hess: Your forthcoming book, Shanghai Girls, will be released in May. What is ...

If you’re looking for one of those wonderful “take me someplace exotic and unfamiliar” books for summer, you won’t do better than “Shanghai Girls,” the latest from novelist Lisa See, who has carved a ...

Lisa See's novel "Shanghai Girls" is a tale of two sisters, Pearl and May. Set in 1937, the two live a life of financial security and material comfort. Yet, when Japanese bombs fall on Shanghai, the ...

Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are naive girls living in Shanghai in 1937. They care about fashion and fun more than family and tradition, posing for artists who paint portraits for the ...