Lisa See
Lisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), a detailed account of See's family history, and the novels Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls (2009), which made it to the 2010 New York Times bestseller list. Both Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan received honorable mentions from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.
Books by Lisa See
7 books available
China Dolls
by Lisa See
3.6(31,265)
In pre-WWII San Francisco, three showgirls form a strong bond that betrayal and the threat of war break, forcing them to face their loyalties and the cost of their secrets.
Shanghai Girls
by Lisa See
3.9(139,844)
From 1930s Shanghai's pre-war glamour to the harsh realities of forced marriage, wartime escape, and immigrant life in Los Angeles, two sisters navigate a world intent on tearing them apart while clinging to the bond that defines their survival.
Dreams of Joy
by Lisa See
4.1(57,651)
In 1957 China, a headstrong daughter's embrace of Communism forces her mother to navigate the political landscape to save her from the tragedy of the Great Leap Forward.
Peony in Love
by Lisa See
3.6(43,157)
In a world where love is a literal sickness, a scholar's deceased daughter returns as a hungry ghost to haunt her former fiancé, who has married another, all while being tied to the opera 'The Peony Pavilion'.
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
4.3(47,881)
On Jeju Island, two lifelong friends in an all-female diving group navigate war, colonialism, and betrayals that threaten to break their bond and their unique matriarchal world.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
4.1(339,423)
In 19th-century rural China, two girls navigate the brutal beauty standards of footbinding and the solace of a secret women's language, forming a lifelong bond tested by societal change and personal betrayal.
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women
by Lisa See
4.3(212,563)
In 15th-century China, two women born under the same sign form a strong bond, going against societal rules to practice medicine and advocate for women's health in a world that sees educated women as worthless.