a novel See, Lisa. creator text Domestic fiction. nyu New York Random House Large Print c2009 2009 monographic eng

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ix, 513 p. ; 24 cm. In the mid 1930's two well-educated sisters from Shanghai go to Los Angeles to become brides of the "Gold Mountain men" when their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. When the get their they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months. When one of the sisters becomes pregnant they vow that no one will ever know. Lisa See. n-us--- Sisters Fiction Chinese United States Fiction Immigrants United States Fiction Family secrets Fiction Large type books 9780739328255 0739328255 TEFBT 090619 20190501212229.0 311864321