Isbn: 9780812980530 - shanghai girls: a novel: 1 (127 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD * Two Chinese sisters, sold as wives to American merchants, must adapt to a strange new country in this "powerful" (The Washington Post) historical novel from the acclaimed author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. "A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience."--USA Today 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 and that 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 hold fast to who they are--Shanghai girls. …

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD * Two Chinese sisters, sold as wives to American merchants, must adapt to a strange new country in this "powerful" (The Washington Post) historical novel from the acclaimed author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. "A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience."--USA Today 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 and that 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 hold fast to who they are--Shanghai girls. …

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Condizione: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub Date: 2/2/2010 Binding: Paperback Pages: 336 Reprint edition.

Condizione: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub Date: 2/2/2010 Binding: Paperback Pages: 336 Reprint edition.

Condizione: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT, doesn't affect use ] Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub Date: 2/2/2010 Binding: Paperback Pages: 336 Reprint edition.

Condizione: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT, doesn't affect use ] Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub Date: 2/2/2010 Binding: Paperback Pages: 322 Reprint edition.

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