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China Dolls by Lisa See
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: General Adult
In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive 'Oriental' nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American born Chinese girl has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is ...Show more
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her. How can she trust them, when she has just learned that her parents ha ...Show more
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women by Lisa See
$38.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths. According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is bein ...Show more
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
$49.99 NZD
Category: World fiction
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 Yunx ...Show more
Peony in Love by Lisa See
$38.00 NZD
Category: Historical fiction
Peony in Love is a powerful and haunting love story steeped in the richness and magic of 17th century China. 'I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret. Oh, will I ever see a man? How will love find me? Where can I reveal my true desires?' ...Show more
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
$38.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
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 un ...Show more
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The 80-year-old matriarch of a village writes her life in a script known only to women. Born into an ordinary family, she had well-formed feet and was destined for greater things
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: Adult
Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of ...Show more
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
$26.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of ...Show more
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
$27.99 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A mesmerizing new historical novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean ...Show more
The Island of Sea Women - A Novel by Lisa See
$28.00 NZD
Category: No Category
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A mesmerizing new historical novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Kor ...Show more
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
$29.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
2018 Audie Award Finalist The thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been abandoned and adopted by an American couple--now available at a great value Li-yan and her family align their lives around the ...Show more
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