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China Dolls by Lisa See
29.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: General Adult
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 ...Show more
Dragon Bones by Lisa See
34.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
A farmer finds a corpse floating near the mouth of the Yangtze River. This isn't the first time a body has washed up on his little piece of land. He's seen girl babies. He's seen young women. But this body, despite its badly decomposed state, is easily identified as a foreigner by its red hair. David St ...Show more
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
36.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her. How can she trust them, when she has just learned that her parents ha ...Show more
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women by Lisa See
37.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction
In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths. According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is bein ...Show more
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women by Lisa See
28.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From "one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot" (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China--perfect for fans of Lisa See's classics Snow Flower and the Se ...Show more
Peony in Love by Lisa See
37.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Peony in Love is a powerful and haunting love story steeped in the richness and magic of 17th century China. 'I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret. Oh, will I ever see a man? How will love find me? Where can I reveal my true desires?' ...Show more
Peony in Love by Lisa See
27.99 NZD
28.99 (3% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father, a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know, but Peony has dreams of her ...Show more
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
28.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: From
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience."--USA TodayIn 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gam ...Show more
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
27.99 NZD
28.99 (3% off)
Category: General Fiction
Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of ...Show more
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
35.00 NZD
37.95 (7% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
The 80-year-old matriarch of a village writes her life in a script known only to women. Born into an ordinary family, she had well-formed feet and was destined for greater things
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: Adult
Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of ...Show more
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
27.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A mesmerizing new historical novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean ...Show more