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Dreams of Joy

By: Lisa See
Narrated by: Janet Song
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Reunite with Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s daughter Joy in the midst of China's Great Leap Forward. A continuation of the characters from her best seller Shanghai Girls.

Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her.

Meanwhile, Pearl returns to China to bring Joy home - if she can. For Mao has launched his Great Leap Forward, and each passing season brings ever greater hardship. Pearl must use her contacts from her decadent childhood in 1930s Shanghai to find a way to safety - and a chance of joy for them both.

©2011 Lisa See (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction China
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I greatly enjoyed finding out what happened to Joy after listening to the last book-club"Shanghai Girls" and I was not disappointed. The tale deepened my understanding of life in China in the 1950s including life in the collectives, the Great Leap Forward and the famine. It was an incredibly engaging tale!

A journey through darkness

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This was a riverting account of life for the ordinary people of the countryside in communist China during the great famines of the fifties. I was completely absorbed by the mother's love for her stubborn opinionated daughter. It was a tremendous story of loss & fulfilment with a nail biting climax.

Outstanding I account Most absorbing reading .

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this incredible well researched historical narrative is immersive and informative in a compassionate tone. it is read beautifully

Brilliant

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