Here's a Book Summary:
In
1937 Shanghai—the Paris of Asia—twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her
younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Both are
beautiful, modern, and carefree—until the day their father tells them
that he has gambled away their wealth. To repay his debts, he must sell
the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from Los Angeles to find
Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, from the Chinese countryside to the shores of America. Though inseparable best friends, the sisters also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. Along the way they make terrible sacrifices, face impossible choices, and confront a devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel hold fast to who they are—Shanghai girls.
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Next Books to Read:
May 2015 - The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers
