Shanghai Girls is the story of two sisters living in Shanghai just prior to World War II. They work in the evening as "beautiful girls" and model for various artists. When their family falls on hard times, their father makes arrangements to send them to California to marry Chinese men living in America. As they are about to leave for America, the Japanese invade Shanghai causing panic and destruction.
They endure many hardships on the way to America, and when they arrive they are detained for many months at an immigration facility. This is a story of life during war, but it is also a story of personal courage and love for family. Author Lisa See wrote Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and her fans will not be disappointed with this novel.
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