Full name: Dreams of Joy: A Novel

Author: Lisa See Year: 2011 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction Cultures: China, Asia Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Barns&Noble Amazon eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781400067121 9780812980547 140006712X 0812980549

In her most powerful novel yet, acclaimed author Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl's strong-willed nineteen-year-old daughter, Joy. Reeling from newly uncovered family secrets, Joy runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father - the artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism and defiance, Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China, heedless of the dangers in the Communist regime. Devastated by Joy's flight and terrified for her safety, Pearl is determined to save her daughter, no matter the personal cost. From the crowded city to remote villages, Pearl confronts old demons and almost insurmountable challenges as she follows Joy, hoping for reconciliation. Yet even as Joy's and Pearl's separate journeys converge, one of the most tragic episodes in China's history threatens their very lives. This book is part of the "Shanghai Girls" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Shanghai Girls" First published in 2009 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama Empress by Shan Sa The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min The Last Empress by Anchee Min All the Flowers in Shanghai by Duncan Jepson Empress Orchid by Anchee Min Pearl of China by Anchee Min Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell Letter from Peking by Pearl S. Buck Spring Moon by Bette Bao Lord Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See Peony by Pearl S. Buck China Dolls by Lisa See The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan