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Dreams of joy

Angry with her mother and aunt for hiding family secrets, Joy runs off to Shanghai in 1957 to find her Chinese father--heedless of the dangers in Red China.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	See, Lisa
Corporate Authors:	Random House Audio Publishing, Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors:	Song, Janet (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Prince Frederick, MD : Random House Audio ; Distributed by Recorded Books, p2011.
Edition:	Unabridged.
Subjects:	Families > China > Fiction. China > History > 20th century > Fiction.
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Summary:	Angry with her mother and aunt for hiding family secrets, Joy runs off to Shanghai in 1957 to find her Chinese father--heedless of the dangers in Red China.
Item Description:	Compact disc. Title from container. In container (17 cm.).
Physical Description:	13 sound discs (15 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:	9780739359358 0739359355
Author Notes:	Lisa See was born in Paris but grew up in Los Angeles, spending much of her time in Chinatown. She is of Chinese decent. Her first book, On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. The book traces the journey of Lisa's great-grandfather, Fong See. Her first fiction novel, Flower Net (1997) was a national bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and on the Los Angeles Times Best Books List for 1997. Flower Net was also nominated for an Edgar award for best first novel. In addition to writing books, Ms. See was the Publishers Weekly West Coast Correspondent for 13 years. Her bestselling novels, all inspired by her Chinese heritage, include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, A Peony in Love, Shanghi Girls, Dreams of Joy and China Dolls. Among her awards and recognitions are the Organization of Chinese Americans Women's 2001 award as National Woman of the Year and the 2003 History Makers Award presented by the Chinese American Museum. See serves as a Los Angeles City Commissioner. (Bowker Author Biography)