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Shanghai Girls

Shanghai, 1937. Pearl and May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different - Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid - they are inseparable best friends. Both are beautiful, modern and living a carefree life until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away the family`s wealth, and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to two `Gold Mountain` men: Americans. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, the two sisters set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the villages of southern China, in and out of the clutches of brutal soldiers, and even across the ocean, through the humiliation of an anti-Chinese detention
centre to a new, married life in Los Angeles` Chinatown. Here they begin a fresh chapter, despite the racial discrimination and anti-Communist paranoia, because now they have something to strive for: a young, American-born daughter, Joy. Along the way there are terrible sacrifices, impossible choices and one devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel by Lisa See hold fast to who they are - Shanghai girls.
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Shanghai, 1937. Pearl & May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different
- Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong & stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable & placid
- they are inseparable best friends. Both are beautiful, modern & living a carefree life until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away the family`s wealth, & that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to two ` Gold Mountain` men: Americans. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, the two sisters set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the villages of southern China, in & out of the clutches of brutal soldiers, & even across the ocean, through the humiliation of an anti-Chinese detention centre to a new, married life in Los Angeles` Chinatown. Here they begin a fresh chapter, despite the racial discrimination & anti-Communist paranoia, because now they have something to strive for: a young, American-born daughter, Joy. Along the way there are terrible sacrifices, impossible choices & one devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel by Lisa See hold fast to who they are
- Shanghai girls.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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