China Dolls (novel)
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China Dolls (novel)
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China Dolls is a 2014 novel by Lisa See. It depicts the largely forgotten world of Chinese American nightclubs and performers of the '30s and '40s. The book opens with a quotation attributed to Buddha: "Only three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
See organizes her narrative around these three elements – The Sun (October 1938 – August 1940; The Moon ; and The Truth. The novel briefly concludes with a reunion of many of the main characters in 1988. The novel debuted
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2014 novel by Lisa See
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