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85 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008

Rare Insights
Peony in Love is the second Linda See novel I have read. I first discovered Ms. See's delightful storytelling in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which introduced me to nu shu, the Ming Dynasty secret written language of women. In Peony in Love Ms. See again intrigues me with the idea that there were Ming-era women writers, poets and other literati allowed, for a short period of time, to ...

The Interior: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)

2 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

I am hooked!
I have to admit I have read every one of Lisa See's books. The Inspector Liu/Attorney Stark books are very different from her other books (Peony in Love, Snow Flower & the Secret Fan, On Gold Mountain), but what I love about this author is that each of her book is unique and full of surprises. I came across Dragon Bones first and was hooked! At that time it was very hard to get a copy of The ...

The Flower Net

17 reviews
Lisa See

Arrow, 1998

great read
I find her series with the new character very exciting and a read which pulls me in and wanting the series to go on forever. I also am fascinated and intrigued by how Lisa pulls in current general events between china and the US into eyeopening suspense

Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)

16 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004

mystery at the three gorges
Ms. See does it again! This is a story in which you can find out about the effects of long-time water immersion on a human body, the largest mushrooms in the world, the result of the three gorges dam project, and the corruption of public officials. A page-turner for sure!!

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel

566 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006

One of the best I've read this year!
Snow Flower & the Secret Fan was chosen by my book club and I am glad for this, otherwise I might have missed out on this treasure. This is a beautifully written book about the strength of women during a period of time that they were believed to be as weak or important as a family pet nowadays. Nor were they treated much better! However, this novel does a fabulous job at illustrating that ...

Peony in Love: A Novel

1 review
Lisa See

Random House, 2007

Wonderfully Descriptive
I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan prior to reading this book. They are written very much alike. Lisa See writes this book so that you can be there, feel it, and touch it. It is hard to put down.

Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)

5 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Murder and mystery in China
It's not often that a novel gives the reader an insight into a secretive foreign country, but this excellent book actually does that for China. In addition to the murders and the mysteries, there is a running font of information about life in China around 1996 or so. It is very instructive to a Westerner to learn how everyday life is regimented to an almost unreal degree, down to even folks whe ...

On Gold Mountain: The 100-Year Odyssey of a Chinese-American Family

3 reviews
Lisa See

St Martins Pr, 1995

A new family
I wish I had read this book first. I read Lisa's Flower Net and enjoyed it so much that I looked to see what else she had written. Finding On Gold Mountain (thanks, Amazon) I became immersed in the life of the author and her family. I have read so many stories of Chinese families in Mainland China and Taiwan, but this is the first I have read of the Chinese American experience. It is doubly ...

On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family

28 reviews
Lisa See

Vintage, 1996

Truly relocating you to a different time, a different place
I cannot express what wonderful storytelling of 100 years odyssey this book was. It was filled with historic detail, from China to the United States, as they referred to it as Gold Mountain. The patriach, Fong See was a merchant, and you will learn plenty of the business side of the family. He rented furniture to Hollywood studios. The many descriptive characters stories are well-tracked, and ...

Tod am Jangtse.
Lisa See

Blanvalet Taschenbuchverl, 2004

The Interior

19 reviews
Lisa See

Arrow Books Ltd, 2001

Brilliant, complicated and original
This book is clearly not for the simple minded. Brilliant, complicated and original - if you like mysteries (and like to think) The Interior is the book for you. Following in the steps of Pearl S. Buck, Lisa See has once again proven herself to be one of America's top writers.

Na Zotej Górze
Lisa See

Swiat Ksiazki, 2007

Saga rodzinna: dzieje chisko-amerykaskiej rodziny znanej pisarki barwna historia kolejnych pokole rodu chiskich emigrantów w USA niezwyke ludzkie losy, tradycja i nietolerancja, mio i walka o przetrwanie Wychowana w chiskiej dzielnicy w Los Angeles, autorka "Mioci Peonii" od dziecka suchaa opowieci o swym prapradziadku, który przyby do USA, gdzie zosta milionerem i ojcem chrzestnym miejscowej spoecznoci. W "stuletniej odysei mojej chisko - ...

365 Days in China Calendar 2008 (Picture-A-Day Wall Calendars)

5 reviews
Lisa See

Workman Publishing Company, 2007

Awesome photos for 2008 & then for a lifebook
I purchased this calendar last year and was pleased with the photos, and this years calendar is just as good if not better. Each month features a province in China and then each day has a smaller photo which would also be perfect for photos for your child's lifebook because the photos of temples, objects, countrysides and people. The provinces featured in this year's calendar are: Guangxi, ...

365 Days in China Calendar 2007

2 reviews
Lisa See

Workman Publishing Company, 2006

Absolutely Beautiful Photography
These photos will leave you in awe. I have done many trips to China and Dennis Cox captures the feeling with a superb sense and awareness of the Chinese culture.

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