The Resource Shanghai girls : a novel, Lisa See
Shanghai girls : a novel, Lisa See
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The item Shanghai girls : a novel, Lisa See represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Sisters Pearl and May Chin are forced into marriages to Chinese men living in America after their father gambles away his wealth; but life in American proves more difficult than they expected
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 314 pages
- Note
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- Isbn
- 9781400067114
- Label
- Shanghai girls : a novel
- Title
- Shanghai girls
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Lisa See
- Subject
-
- Historical fiction
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Sisters -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueSisters
- trueLoyalty
- trueImmigrants, Chinese
- Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction
- trueImmigrants -- United States
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBetrayal
- trueChina -- History -- 20th century
- Chinese -- Fiction
- Chinese -- United States -- Fiction
- trueChinese American women
- trueFamily secrets
- trueFathers and daughters
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Sisters Pearl and May Chin are forced into marriages to Chinese men living in America after their father gambles away his wealth; but life in American proves more difficult than they expected
- Summary
- Forced to leave Shanghai when their father sells them to California suitors, sisters May and Pearl struggle to adapt to life in 1930s Los Angeles while still bound to old customs, as they face discrimination and confront a life-altering secret
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 306000
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- See, Lisa
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.54
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3569.E3334
- LC item number
- S53 2009
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Shanghai girls
- Series volume
- [bk. 1]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Sisters
- Chinese
- Immigrants
- Chinese
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Shanghai girls : a novel, Lisa See
- Note
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19582671
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400067114
- Lccn
- 2008049245
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol12358768
- Label
- Shanghai girls : a novel, Lisa See
- Note
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19582671
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400067114
- Lccn
- 2008049245
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol12358768
Subject
- Historical fiction
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Sisters -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueSisters
- trueLoyalty
- trueImmigrants, Chinese
- Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction
- trueImmigrants -- United States
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBetrayal
- trueChina -- History -- 20th century
- Chinese -- Fiction
- Chinese -- United States -- Fiction
- trueChinese American women
- trueFamily secrets
- trueFathers and daughters
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
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