Overview
La novela más impactante de Lisa See hasta la fecha.
La aclamada escritora Lisa See retoma en Sueños de felicidad la historia de las hermanas Pearl y May, de Dos chicas de Shanghái, y Joy, la tenaz hija de diecinueve años de la primera.
Joy, todavía abrumada por los secretos familiares que acaba de descubrir, huye a Shanghái a comienzos de 1957 para buscar a su padre biológico, el artista Z. G. Li, de quien May y Pearl estuvieron enamoradas antaño. Deslumbrada por él, y cegada por el idealismo y los desafíos que plantea la realidad, Joy se sumerge en la Nueva Sociedad de la China roja, ajena a los peligros del régimen comunista.
Pearl, desolada por la huida de Joy y aterrada por su seguridad, está decidida a salvar a su hija cueste lo que cueste. Desde la atestada ciudad hasta aldeas remotas, Pearl se enfrenta a viejos demonios y a retos casi insuperables mientras sigue a Joy, abrigando la esperanza de la reconciliación.
Sin embargo, cuando los periplos de Joy y Pearl por fin convergen, uno de los episodios más trágicos de la historia de China pone en peligro sus vidas.
Una vez más, la investigación de See resulta impecable, y ha creado un mundo auténtico y visualmente fascinante. Una historia épica asombrosamente documentada sobre la China de la época revolucionaria.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In her beloved New York Times bestsellers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and, most recently, Shanghai Girls, Lisa See has brilliantly illuminated the potent bonds of mother love, romantic love, and love of country. Now, in her most powerful novel yet, she returns to these timeless themes, continuing the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s strong-willed nineteen-year-old daughter, Joy.
Reeling from newly uncovered family secrets, and anger at her mother and aunt for keeping them from her, Joy runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father—the artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism and defiance, Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China, heedless of the dangers in the communist regime.
Devastated by Joy’s flight and terrified for her safety, Pearl is determined to save her daughter, no matter the personal cost. From the crowded city to remote villages, Pearl confronts old demons and almost insurmountable challenges as she follows Joy, hoping for reconciliation. Yet even as Joy’s and Pearl’s separate journeys converge, one of the most tragic episodes in China’s history threatens their very lives.
Acclaimed for her richly drawn characters and vivid storytelling, Lisa See once again renders a family challenged by tragedy and time, yet ultimately united by the resilience of love.
This book title, Sueños de felicidad / Dreams of Joy, ISBN: 9788466375412, by Lisa See, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (September 10, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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