Lisa See

7 summariesHistorical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

Lisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), a detailed account of See's family history, and the novels Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls (2009), which made it to the 2010 New York Times bestseller list. Both Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan received honorable mentions from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.

Books by Lisa See

7 books available

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See
4.1 (339k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In 19th-century rural China, two girls navigate the brutal beauty standards of footbinding and the solace of a secret women's language, forming a lifelong bond tested by societal change and personal betrayal.
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women
Lisa See
4.3 (213k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In 15th-century China, two women born under the same sign form a strong bond, going against societal rules to practice medicine and advocate for women's health in a world that sees educated women as worthless.
Shanghai Girls
Lisa See
3.9 (140k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
From 1930s Shanghai's pre-war glamour to the harsh realities of forced marriage, wartime escape, and immigrant life in Los Angeles, two sisters navigate a world intent on tearing them apart while clinging to the bond that defines their survival.
Dreams of Joy
Lisa See
4.1 (58k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In 1957 China, a headstrong daughter's embrace of Communism forces her mother to navigate the political landscape to save her from the tragedy of the Great Leap Forward.
The Island of Sea Women
Lisa See
4.3 (48k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
On Jeju Island, two lifelong friends in an all-female diving group navigate war, colonialism, and betrayals that threaten to break their bond and their unique matriarchal world.
Peony in Love
Lisa See
3.6 (43k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In a world where love is a literal sickness, a scholar's deceased daughter returns as a hungry ghost to haunt her former fiancé, who has married another, all while being tied to the opera 'The Peony Pavilion'.
China Dolls
Lisa See
3.6 (31k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In pre-WWII San Francisco, three showgirls form a strong bond that betrayal and the threat of war break, forcing them to face their loyalties and the cost of their secrets.