Bøger af Lisa See

The new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island.

In the vein of Memoirs of a Geisha and Empress Orchid, a mesmerizing novel about two young girls growing up in feudal China

Vuelve la autora de El abanico de seda con una fabulosa historia de amor y amistad inspirada en la vida real de una mujer médica en la China del siglo XV De acuerdo con los valores de Confucio, «una mujer educada es una mujer inútil», pero Tan Yunxian, nacida en una familia de élite, es criada en condiciones excepcionales. Su abuela es una de las pocas doctoras que hay en China, y enseña a Yunxian los pilares de la medicina, los Cuatro Exámenes --mirar, escuchar, tocar y preguntar--, algo que un hombre nunca puede hacer con una paciente. Desde pequeña, Yunxian aprende sobre remedios herbales y enfermedades femeninas junto a una joven comadrona, Meiling, con quien forja una gran amistad. Pero cuando Yunxian es enviada a un matrimonio concertado, su suegra le prohíbe verla y ayudar a las mujeres y niñas de la casa, pues debe cumplir con sus deberes de esposa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From "one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot" (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China--perfect for fans of Lisa See's classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations--looking, listening, touching, and asking--something a man can never do with a female patient.

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From ';one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot' (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century Chinaperfect for fans of Lisa See's classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.According to Confucius, ';an educated woman is a worthless woman,' but Tan Yunxianborn into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and lonelinessis being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinationslooking, listening, touching, and askingsomething a man can never do with a female patient. From a young age, Yunxian learns about women's illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purposedespite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with itand they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other's joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wifeembroider bound-foot slippers, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A captivating story of women helping each other, Lady Tan's Circle of Women is a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.

Dette er historien om to kinesiske søstres skæbne og drømmen om Amerika.Den 21-årige Pearl og hendes yngre søster May lever et ubekymret liv i 1930’ernes Shanghai – Asiens Paris. De har tilegnet sig en vestlig moderne livsstil, hvor det er slut med indsnørede fødder. Men selv om pigerne lever et frit liv, er Kina stadig et patriarkalsk samfund. tDa faren mister sin rickshaw forretning pga. spillegæld, er det slut med det sorgløse liv. For at kunne indfri spillegælden "sælges" pigerne til ægteskab med tilsyneladende velstående kinesiske udvandrere i Los Angeles, men snart falder de japanske bomber over Shanghai, og alt er kaos. Søstrene og deres mor begiver sig ud på de støvede landeveje på flugt fra ægteskab og undertrykkelse, men kun for at møde en værre skæbne. Søstrene beslutter sig til sidst for at rejse til Amerika over til ægtemændene. Men vel ankommet til Angel Island – San Franciscos modtagelsessted for immigranter – venter nye prøvelser. Da søstrene endelig genforenes med deres mænd og svigerfamilie i filmbyen, er skuffelsen stor. Pigerne må kæmpe for deres plads i familien, arbejde hårdt i byens Chinatown og samtidig stå imod diskriminationen, der hersker uden for hjemmets fire vægge. Anden Verdenskrig, angrebet mod Pearl Harbor og den amerikanske modstand mod det kommunistiske styre i Kina gør ikke livet nemmere for de kinesiske immigranter i USA. Lisa See har skrevet en velresearchet historisk roman, hvor hun endnu en gang formår at omskrive fakta til en interessant fortælling om søskendekærlighed og familieskæbner."Historiske fakta og en gribende historie går op i en højere enhed i denne roman om to kinesiske søstres flugt fra Shanghai og deres møde med USA." - Litteratursiden idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlLisa See er opvokset i Chinatown i Los Angeles sammen med sin store kinesiske indvandrerfamilie, og det kinesiske tema går igen i alle hendes bøger. På dansk er tidligere udkommet "Sneblomst og den hemmelige vifte" (2006) og "Pæonpavillonen" (2009).

In 1867, Lisa See's great-great-grandfather arrived in America, where he prescribed herbal remedies to immigrant laborers who were treated little better than slaves. His son Fong See later built a mercantile empire and married a Caucasian woman, in spite of laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Lisa herself grew up playing in her family's antiques store in Los Angeles's Chinatown, listening to stories of missionaries and prostitutes, movie stars and Chinese baseball teams. With these stories and her own years of research, Lisa See chronicles the one-hundred-year-odyssey of her Chinese-American family, a history that encompasses racism, romance, secret marriages, entrepreneurial genius, and much more, as two distinctly different cultures meet in a new world.

Una inmersión meticulosa en una cultura fascinante en vías de desaparición.Conocidas por su espíritu independiente y su tenaz voluntad, las haenyeo -mujeres buceadoras de la isla surcoreana de Jeju- constituyen uno de los principales símbolos culturales de este país asiático. Fascinada por esta sociedad matriarcal, Lisa See nos brinda una hermosa y reflexiva novela sobre los lazos de amistad de dos jóvenes haenyeo -Kim Young-sook y Han Mi-ja- y las poderosas fuerzas, tanto naturales como históricas, que las rodean: una historia de amistad que continúa durante cincuenta años, en los que la vida de las dos jóvenes se verá envuelta en acontecimientos tan trágicos y extraordinarios como la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Guerra de Corea, la irrupción de los teléfonos móviles y otros avances que traerán nuevas políticas y nuevas ideas a la isla.

"A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their villages all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sooks differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Women is an epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mothers position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story--one of womens friendships and the larger forces that shape them--The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives."--

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience."-USA TodayIn 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father's prosperous rickshaw business, twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Though both sisters wave off authority and tradition, they couldn't be more different: Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree . . . until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown's old ways and rules. At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make 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.Praise for Shanghai Girls"A buoyant and lustrous paean to the bonds of sisterhood."-Booklist"A rich work . . . as compulsively readable as it is an enlightening journey."-Denver Post

"See paints a fascinating portrait of a complex and enigmatic society, in which nothing is ever quite as it appears, and of the people, peasant and aristocrat alike, who are bound by its subtle strictures."-San Diego Union-Tribune While David Stark is asked to open a law office in Beijing, his lover, detective Liu Hulan, receives an urgent message from an old friend imploring her to investigate the suspicious death of her daughter, who worked for a toy company about to be sold to David's new client, Tartan Enterprises. Despite David's protests, Hulan goes undercover at the toy factory in the rural village of Da Shui, deep in the heart of China. It is a place that forces Hulan to face a past she has long been running from. Once there, rather than finding answers to the girl's death, Hulan unearths more questions, all of which point to possible crimes committed by David's client. Suddenly Hulan and David find themselves on opposing sides: One of them is trying to expose a company and unearth a killer, while the other is ethically bound to protect his client. As pressures mount and danger increases, Hulan and David uncover universal truths about good and evil, right and wrong-and the sometimes subtle lines that distinguish them.Praise for The Interior "[See] illuminates tradition and change, Western and Eastern cultural differences. . . . All this in the middle of her thriller which is also about greed, corruption, abuse of the disadvantaged, the desperation of those on the bottom of the food chain, and love."-The Tennessean "Sophisticated . . . graceful . . . See's picture of contemporary China's relationship with the United States is aptly played out through her characters."-Los Angeles Times "Immediate, haunting and exquisitely rendered."-San Francisco Chronicle

"Lisa See begins to do for Beijing what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did for turn-of-the-century London or Dashiell Hammett did for 1920s San Francisco: She discerns the hidden city lurking beneath the public facade.”-The Washington Post Book WorldIn the depths of a Beijing winter, during the waning days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the U.S. ambassador's son is found dead-his body entombed in a frozen lake. Around the same time, aboard a ship adrift off the coast of Southern California, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark makes a startling discovery: the corpse of a Red Prince, a scion of China's political elite.The Chinese and American governments suspect that the deaths are connected and, in an unprecedented move, they join forces to see justice done. In Beijing, David teams up with the unorthodox police detective Liu Hulan. In an investigation that brings them to every corner of China and sparks an intense attraction between the two, David and Hulan discover a web linking human trafficking to the drug trade to governmental treachery-a web reaching from the Forbidden City to the heart of Los Angeles and, like the wide flower net used by Chinese fishermen, threatening to ensnare all within its reach."A graceful rendering of two different and complex cultures, within a highly intricate plot . . . The starkly beautiful landscapes of Beijing and its surrounding countryside are depicted with a lyrical precision.”-Los Angeles Times Book Review"Murder and intrigue splash across the canvas of modern Chinese life. . . . A vivid portrait of a vast Communist nation in the painful throes of a sea change.”-People"Fascinating . . . that rare thriller that enlightens as well as it entertains.”-San Diego Union-TribuneA Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First MysteryA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

Lily is haunted by memories-of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu ("women's writing"). Some girls were paired with laotongs, "old sames," in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become "old sames" at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship.

In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. Liu Hulan is the Inspector in China's Ministry of Public Security whose tough style rousts wrongdoers and rubs her superiors the wrong way. Now her latest case finds her trapped between her country's distant past and her own recent history. The case starts at a rally for a controversial cult that ends suddenly in bloodshed, and leads to the apparent murder of an American archaeologist, which officials want to keep quiet. And haunting Hulan's investigation is the possible theft of ancient dragon bones that might alter the history of civilization itself. Getting to the bottom of ever-spiraling events, Hulan unearths more scandals, confronts more murderers, and revives tragic memories that shake her tormented marriage to its core. In the end, she solves a mystery as big, unruly, and complex as China itself.Praise for Dragon Bones"Stays with you long after the conventional thriller is forgotten."-The Washington Post Book World"Lisa See is one of the classier practitioners of . . . the international thriller. . . . She draws her characters . . . with convincing depth, and offers up documentary social detail that reeks of freshly raked muck. See's China is as vivid as Upton Sinclair's Chicago."-The New York Times Book Review

Lilie und Schneerose wachsen im frühen 19. Jahrhunderts in der chinesischen Provinz auf. Sie schreiben sich in der Geheimschrift der Frauen, Nushu,und schaffen sich so einen kleinen Freiraum. Beide leben in einer von Härte und Lieblosigkeit geprägten Umgebung: So müssen sie auch in jungenJahren das Binden ihrer Füße ertragen. Eigentlich eine Auszeichnung, denn kleine Füße lassen die Familie auf eine vorteilhafte Heirat für dieMädchen hoffen.

Kun Yhdysvaltain suurlähettilään ja kiinalaisen huippupoliitikon pojat löytyvät kuolleina, epäillään molemmissa maissa, että kuolemien taustalla on jotain hämärää. David Stark Yhdysvaltojen oikeusministeriöstä lyö hynttyyt yhteen kiinalaisen etsivän Liu Huanin kanssa mysteerin selvittämiseksi. Tapaus ei ole pelkästään diplomaattisesti arkaluontoinen vaan myös täynnä mutkia. Johtolangat vetävät kaksikkoa Los Angelesin kiinalaiskortteleiden ja Pekingin vilkkaiden katujen läpi. He kohtaavat suuren maan pimeimpiä kolkkia ja ihmisyyden rumimpia puolia. Jokainen johtolanka vie heidät syvemmälle Kiinan järjestäytyneen rikollisuuden verkossa.Lisa See (s. 1955) on amerikankiinalainen kirjailija. Organization of Chinese American Women palkitsi hänet vuoden naisena vuonna 2001.

SHANGHAI, 1937. PEARL AND MAY ARE TWO SISTERS FROM A BOURGEOIS FAMILY. THOUGH THEIR PERSONALITIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT - PEARL IS A DRAGON SIGN, STRONG AND STUBBORN, WHILE MAY IS A TRUE SHEEP, ADORABLE AND PLACID - THEY ARE INSEPARABLE BEST FRIENDS. BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL, MODERN AND LIVING A CAREFREE LIFE UNTIL THE DAY THEIR FATHER TELLS THEM THAT HE HAS GAMBLED AWAY THE FAMILY S WEALTH, AND THAT IN ORDER TO REPAY HIS DEBTS HE MUST SELL THE GIRLS AS WIVES TO TWO GOLD MOUNTAIN MEN: AMERICANS. AS JAPANESE BOMBS FALL ON THEIR BELOVED CITY, THE TWO SISTERS SET OUT ON THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME, ONE THAT WILL TAKE THEM THROUGH THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN CHINA, IN AND OUT OF THE CLUTCHES OF BRUTAL SOLDIERS, AND EVEN ACROSS THE OCEAN, THROUGH THE HUMILIATION OF AN ANTI-CHINESE DETENTION CENTRE TO A NEW, MARRIED LIFE IN LOS ANGELES CHINATOWN. HERE THEY BEGIN A FRESH CHAPTER, DESPITE THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-COMMUNIST PARANOIA, BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR: A YOUNG, AMERICAN-BORN DAUGHTER, JOY. ALONG THE WAY THERE ARE TERRIBLE SACRIFICES, IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES AND ONE DEVASTATING, LIFE-CHANGING SECRET, BUT THROUGH IT ALL THE TWO HEROINES OF THIS ASTOUNDING NEW NOVEL BY LISA SEE HOLD FAST TO WHO THEY ARE - SHANGHAI GIRLS. शांघाय शहरातील पर्ल व मे या दोघी तरुण बहिणी... जुगारात हरल्यानंतर त्यांचे वडील या दोघींनाही लॉस एंजलिसला स्थायिक झालेल्या लुई नावाच्या मूळ चिनी माणसाच्या दोन मुलांच्या वधू म्हणून विकतात...त्या दोघींचा चीन ते अमेरिका असा खडतर प्रवास, लुईच्या कुटुंबात गेल्यानंतरचं त्यांचं आयुष्य आणि कालांतराने परिस्थितीवश या दोघींमध्ये उभी राहिलेली भिंत...स्थलांतराच्या अनेक पैलूंचं दर्शन घडवणारं, मनाला चटका लावणारं भावनाट्य

Sykähdyttävän kaunis romaani 1800-luvun Kiinasta ja ystävyydestä, jota ei voi unohtaa. Lilja on vaatimattomista oloista lähtöisin oleva tyttö, jolla on tie ulos köyhyydestä. Menolippu parempaan ja rikkaaseen elämään on onnistuneesti sidotut jalat, jotka ovat haluttu asia avioliittomarkkinoilla. Uudessa elämässään Lilja tutustuu korkea-arvoisen perheen tyttäreen Lumikukkaan. Tyttöjen välille muodostuu syvä ystävyys. Kun Lilja ja Lumikukka eivät voi olla yhdessä, he viestivät toisilleen nu shu -merkeillä, jotka ovat vain naisten käytössä. Aika kuluu ja tytöt kasvavat naisiksi. He kirjoittavat toisilleen syvimmistä tunnoistaan ja vannovat, että heidän ystävyytensä kestäisi ikuisesti. Elämää ei voi kuitenkaan käsikirjoittaa valmiiksi, ja myös Lumikukan ja Liljan ystävyys kohtaa haasteita, joita kumpikaan ei olisi osannut odottaa.Lisa See (s. 1955) on amerikankiinalainen kirjailija. Organization of Chinese American Women palkitsi hänet vuoden naisena vuonna 2001.

I 1800-talets Kina finns det bara en väg framåt för den som fötts till kvinna. Små flickor vet precis vad framtiden har att utvisa. Var och en måste de bli den perfekta hustrun - och den perfekta hustrun föder friska söner. Det är under dessa omständigheter som Lily växer upp i Hunanprovinsen. Som barn paras hon ihop med Snöblomma, en flicka som fötts under samma stjärntecken i en annan provins. De blir laotong - likasystrar. Med hjälp av brevväxling via en solfjäder och ett hemligt språk växer sig deras vänskap allt starkare. Deras uppväxt präglas av delade erfarenheter, som att få fötterna plågsamt bundna, och senare i livet delar de samma oro över giftermål och mödraskap. Men en dag händer något som förändrar allt. Efter år av delad glädje och sorg kommer ett svek som totalt omkullkastar den ena kvinnans liv. Finns det någonsin möjlighet till försoning? "Snöblomma och den hemliga solfjädern" är en gripande historisk skildring av två kvinnliga själsfränder som lever under den sista kinesiska kejsardynastin. Boken har även filmatiserats och filmen med samma namn utkom år 2011. Lisa See, född 1955, är en amerikansk författare från Los Angeles. Hon har kinesiskt påbrå på sin pappas sida, något som har präglat både hennes liv och karriär.

Lily is haunted by memoriesof who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu (';women's writing'). Some girls were paired with laotongs, ';old sames,' in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become ';old sames' at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lisa See'sPeony in Love.

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Two sisters, a world at war and one life-changing secret.

Dette er historien om to kinesiske søstres skæbne og drømmen om Amerika.Den 21-årige Pearl og hendes yngre søster May lever et ubekymret liv i 1930’ernes Shanghai – Asiens Paris. De har tilegnet sig en vestlig moderne livsstil, hvor det er slut med indsnørede fødder. Men selv om pigerne lever et frit liv, er Kina stadig et patriarkalsk samfund. tDa faren mister sin rickshaw forretning pga. spillegæld, er det slut med det sorgløse liv. For at kunne indfri spillegælden "sælges" pigerne til ægteskab med tilsyneladende velstående kinesiske udvandrere i Los Angeles, men snart falder de japanske bomber over Shanghai, og alt er kaos. Søstrene og deres mor begiver sig ud på de støvede landeveje på flugt fra ægteskab og undertrykkelse, men kun for at møde en værre skæbne. Søstrene beslutter sig til sidst for at rejse til Amerika over til ægtemændene. Men vel ankommet til Angel Island – San Franciscos modtagelsessted for immigranter – venter nye prøvelser. Da søstrene endelig genforenes med deres mænd og svigerfamilie i filmbyen, er skuffelsen stor. Pigerne må kæmpe for deres plads i familien, arbejde hårdt i byens Chinatown og samtidig stå imod diskriminationen, der hersker uden for hjemmets fire vægge. Anden Verdenskrig, angrebet mod Pearl Harbor og den amerikanske modstand mod det kommunistiske styre i Kina gør ikke livet nemmere for de kinesiske immigranter i USA. Lisa See har skrevet en velresearchet historisk roman, hvor hun endnu en gang formår at omskrive fakta til en interessant fortælling om søskendekærlighed og familieskæbner."Historiske fakta og en gribende historie går op i en højere enhed i denne roman om to kinesiske søstres flugt fra Shanghai og deres møde med USA." - Litteratursiden Lisa See er opvokset i Chinatown i Los Angeles sammen med sin store kinesiske indvandrerfamilie, og det kinesiske tema går igen i alle hendes bøger. På dansk er tidligere udkommet "Sneblomst og den hemmelige vifte" (2006) og "Pæonpavillonen" (2009).