Description
In this powerful continuation of Shanghai Girls, Lisa See weaves together the intertwined fates of three generations as nineteen-year-old Joy, reeling from family secrets, flees to 1957 Shanghai to find her birth father and embrace the idealism of Red China. When her mother Pearl discovers Joy's dangerous defection, she embarks on her own perilous journey across the transformed landscape of communist China, determined to save her daughter despite the mounting perils of the regime. As their separate paths converge amid one of history's most tragic episodes, the novel explores the profound bonds of mother-daughter love tested by ideology, ambition, and the unforgiving forces of political upheaval. See's richly drawn characters and vivid storytelling illuminate how family resilience and love can endure even in the face of seemingly insurmountable tragedy and historical devastation.
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paperback
Random House
Published May 31, 2011
369 pages
ISBN: 9781400067121
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
en
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Dreams of Joy by Lisa See.