Book guide
Shanghai Girls
Two glamorous sisters lose everything in Shanghai and must survive a new life in America.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyHistoricalFamily sagaLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryFamily saga
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About Shanghai Girls
In 1937 Shanghai, Pearl and May Chin are modern, privileged sisters until their father’s debts force them into arranged marriages with men from California. Fleeing war and crossing the Pacific, they struggle to build lives in Los Angeles while facing discrimination, family secrets and the fragile bond between them.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Shanghai Girls · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- war
- rape
- forced marriage
- violence
- racism
- servitude
- suicide
- miscarriage
- child death
