February Group Read is...

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See! We had a 3-way tie, but using random.org I came up with this selection.

From goodreads.com

May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl’s parents arrange for their daughters to marry “Gold Mountain men” who have come from Los Angeles to find brides.

But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel’s Island (the Ellis Island of the West)—where they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months—they feel the harsh reality of leaving home. And when May discovers she’s pregnant the situation becomes even more desperate. The sisters make a pact that no one can ever know.

A novel about two sisters, two cultures, and the struggle to find a new life in America while bound to the old, Shanghai Girls is a fresh, fascinating adventure from beloved and bestselling author Lisa See.

I broke the book up into 4 different sections for 4 different discussions. If while you are reading, you would wish to make a guest post about anything in the book, let me know. If you have questions/things you want included in the post on Friday, email me sometime the day before so I can add it in. I really enjoyed the discussions we had in January even though none of us were really fans of the book! I have the large print edition of Shanghai Girls because it was the only copy left at my library, so I will be off page wise from most of you. I broke it up by the names of chapters. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Discussion # 1 Beautiful Girls through the end of Soaring through the Night Sky – Feb. 4th

Discussion # 2 Eating Wind and Tasting Waves through the end of Scents of Home – February 11th

Discussion #3 Eating Bitterness to Find Gold through the end of The Air of this World– February 18th

Discussion #4 Fear through the end of the book– February 25th

Happy reading! Hope everyone can get a copy of this one and participate, it sounds very interesting!