Remembering Shanghai
A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
Ranked #54 in Hong Kong, Ranked #65 in Chinese History — see more rankings.
WINNER - 2019 Rubery Book Award BOOK OF THE YEAR and over 20 other literary awards ... An Engaging and Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga
A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel, growing up in glamorous 1930s and '40s Shanghai, it is a life of utmost privilege. But while her scholar father and fashionable mother shelter her from civil war and Japanese occupation, they cannot shield the family forever.
When Mao comes to power, eighteen-year-old Isabel journeys to Hong Kong, not realizing that she will... more
A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel, growing up in glamorous 1930s and '40s Shanghai, it is a life of utmost privilege. But while her scholar father and fashionable mother shelter her from civil war and Japanese occupation, they cannot shield the family forever.
When Mao comes to power, eighteen-year-old Isabel journeys to Hong Kong, not realizing that she will... more
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- #93 in China History
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