The release date for the English version of 'Dreams of Joy' by
Lisa See is May 2011. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Renowned novelist Lisa See revisits the narrative of Shanghai Girls sisters Pearl and May, as well as Pearl's independent nineteen-year-old daughter Joy, in her most potent book to date. Joy, reeling from recently discovered family secrets, flees to Shanghai at the beginning of 1957 in an attempt to locate her biological father, Z.G. Li, an artist who May and Pearl had previously fallen in love with. Ignorant of the risks associated with the Communist system, Joy abandons herself in the New Society of Red China, having been dazzled by him and rendered blind by idealism and disobedience. Devastated by Joy's departure and fearing for her safety, Pearl is prepared to go to any lengths to safeguard her daughter. Following Joy in the hopes of making amends, Pearl faces formidable obstacles and long-standing demons as she travels from the bustling metropolis to isolated countryside. However, when Joy and Pearl's individual paths come together, their lives are in danger due to one of the most terrible events in Chinese history.