Paperback edition with 336 pages.

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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Thank you Hakkalina, your lovely parcel arrived today. This will be my next tbr.

I have learnt so much about the China of the 30s, 40s and 50s and the trials and tribulations of the Chinese communitues in America, and in the most interesting and memorable way possibe - through a good book. I shall take a break before reading Dreams of Joy, but it shouldn't be too far off.

Thank you very much for The Pure in Heart. I hope you enjoy Shanghai Girls. I did.

Received safely today, thanks very much. Going to wild release etc.

To be found in the waiting area of the Children's Centre, enjoy!

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