03518cam a2200565 4500 2780998843 TxAuBib 20260614120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781982117078 1982117079 6cee2f0d-7377-4b92-b447-5e512e639c9d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12449831 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib See, Lisa. Daughters of the Sun and Moon [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Scribner, 2026. new york times bestselling author. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. female chinese american author. daughters of the sun and moon. anti-chinese discrimination. female relationships book. best historical fiction. chinese american author. books about immigrants. nyt bestselling author. asian american author. historic Los Angeles. books for immigrants. bestselling fiction. besteller fiction. book club reads. books for women. nyt bestseller. gifts for her. women stories. family books. foot binding. Los Angeles. women books. woman book. HTML:<b>From beloved <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Lisa See, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles.</b><br /> In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment of desperation, Petal's father sells her to buy money for rice seed, and she is loaded onto a ship to the Gold Mountain—America—where she is once again sold. Moon is married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She is educated, speaks fluent English, and has been endowed with a face of great beauty, yet her failed footbinding as a child has left her with a limp that lessens her value in the eyes of many.<br /> <br /> Each woman has her own desires. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a larger society that wishes them not one ounce of good will. Anti-Chinese sentiment is strong in Los Angeles, and this eventually leads to the Night of Horrors during which all three women are challenged in ways they could not have imagined. Brought together by hardship and heartbreak, they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to "eat bitterness" to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-13 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6cee2f0d-7377-4b92-b447-5e512e639c9d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)