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Daughters of the sun and moon : a novel / Lisa See
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - New Acquisitions See Daughters
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- See, Lisa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Fiction.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Chinese Americans--Fiction.
- Chinese Americans.
- Racism against Asians--Fiction.
- Racism against Asians.
- Women--Social conditions--Fiction.
- Women.
- Chinese--California--Los Angeles--Fiction.
- Chinese.
- Women immigrants--Fiction.
- Women immigrants.
- Female friendship--Fiction.
- Female friendship.
- Chinese American women--19th century--Fiction.
- Chinese American women.
- Friendship--Fiction.
- Friendship.
- Women--19th century--Fiction.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--19th century--Fiction.
- fiction (general genre).
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 363 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2026.
- Summary:
- "In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment of desperation, Petal's father sells her to buy money for rice seed, and she is loaded onto a ship to the Gold Mountain: America: where she is once again sold. Moon is married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She is educated, speaks fluent English, and has been endowed with a face of great beauty, yet her failed footbinding as a child has left her with a limp that lessens her value in the eyes of many. Each woman has her own desires. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a larger society that wishes them not one ounce of good will. Anti-Chinese sentiment is strong in Los Angeles, and this eventually leads to the Night of Horrors during which all three women are challenged in ways they could not have imagined. Brought together by hardship and heartbreak, they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to "eat bitterness" to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon"--- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 357-361).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: McCormick fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 1982117052
- 9781982117054
- OCLC:
- 1547289191
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