The Resource China Dolls : a novel, Lisa See
China Dolls : a novel, Lisa See
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- Summary
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- "The New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony In Love, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy returns with her highly anticipated new novel. A bold and bittersweet story of secrets and sacrifice, love and betrayal, prejudice and passion, China Dolls reveals a rich portrait of female friendship, as three young women navigate the "Chop Suey Circuit"--America's extravagant all-Asian revues of the 1930s and '40s--and endure the attack on Pearl Harbor and the shadow of World War II"--
- "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 from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- China Dolls : a novel
- Title
- China Dolls
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Lisa See
- Subject
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- trueRace relations
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Japanese American women -- Fiction
- trueNightclubs
- trueNorth American people
- truePassing (Identity)
- truePearl Harbor, Attack on, 1941
- trueSan Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
- trueSecrets
- trueWorld War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueAsian people
- trueBetrayal
- Betrayal -- Fiction
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Fiction
- trueChinese American women
- Chinese American women -- Fiction
- trueCity life
- trueConcentration camps
- trueEast Asian people
- trueEntertainment industry and trade
- FICTION / Historical
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Sagas
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony In Love, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy returns with her highly anticipated new novel. A bold and bittersweet story of secrets and sacrifice, love and betrayal, prejudice and passion, China Dolls reveals a rich portrait of female friendship, as three young women navigate the "Chop Suey Circuit"--America's extravagant all-Asian revues of the 1930s and '40s--and endure the attack on Pearl Harbor and the shadow of World War II"--
- "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 from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?"--
- Award
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2014
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10307678
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- See, Lisa
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3569.E3334
- LC item number
- C47 2014
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Female friendship
- Chinese American women
- Japanese American women
- Betrayal
- World War, 1939-1945
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Historical
- FICTION / Sagas
- Label
- China Dolls : a novel, Lisa See
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 383 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812992892
- Lccn
- 2013050796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- China Dolls : a novel, Lisa See
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 383 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812992892
- Lccn
- 2013050796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
Subject
- trueRace relations
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Japanese American women -- Fiction
- trueNightclubs
- trueNorth American people
- truePassing (Identity)
- truePearl Harbor, Attack on, 1941
- trueSan Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
- trueSecrets
- trueWorld War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueAsian people
- trueBetrayal
- Betrayal -- Fiction
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Fiction
- trueChinese American women
- Chinese American women -- Fiction
- trueCity life
- trueConcentration camps
- trueEast Asian people
- trueEntertainment industry and trade
- FICTION / Historical
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Sagas
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
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