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Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, and Dreams of Joy, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of On Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.

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Series

The Red Princess Mysteries


A Mystery series (1997 - 2003)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Cross-cultural mysteries between Beijing and Los Angeles
  • American-Chinese investigators navigating political danger
  • Loyalty-testing cases steeped in Chinese history and identity

Shanghai Girls


A Historical Fiction series (2009 - 2011)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Sisters pushed to the brink by secrets and sacrifice
  • Chinese American family sagas shaped by migration and divided loyalties
  • Shanghai glamour giving way to war, revolution, and exile

Standalone Fiction

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Peony in Love

China Dolls

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

The Island of Sea Women

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Daughters of the Sun and Moon

Standalone Non-fiction

On Gold Mountain

Little Stacks of Historical Fiction

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