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Dreams of joy

a novel

byLisa See

Genres: Fiction

Who is this book for? Readers interested in family sagas, historical fiction, and stories about cultural identity.

Topics FamilyIdentitySurvival

MoodReflective, Melancholic

Female protagonist

RomanceMinor Subplot

ViolenceMild

A continuation of "Shanghai Girls" finds a devastated Joy fleeing to China to search for her real father while her mother, Pearl, desperately pursues her, a dual quest marked by their encounters with the nation's intolerant Communist culture.

Language

Published on

01/01/2011

Pages

354

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781400067121

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