Join our book club for an engaging discuss ion of Daughters of the sun \;and \;moon \;: a nov el \;by Lisa See.
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DESCRIPTION:
\ nIn 1870\, three Chinese women arrive in \;the \;small\, dusty\ , and violent pueblo \;of \;Los Angeles. Dove\, \;the \;bo und-footed daughter \;of \;an imperial scholar\, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards\, beginnin g with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal\, \;the&n bsp\;big-footed daughter \;of \;peasants\, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment \;of \;desperation\, Peta l'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 s old. \;Moon \;is married to a doctor \;of \;traditional Ch inese medicine. She is educated\, speaks fluent English\, and has been end owed 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&nb sp\;eyes \;of \;many.
\nEach 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 o ne ounce \;of \;good will. Anti-Chinese sentiment is strong in Los Angeles\, and this eventually leads to \;the \;Night \;of&nbs p\;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 discov er their voices\, find freedom\, and connect through solace and friendship . Together they are \;daughters of the sun \;and \;moon."
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