Flower Net

See, Lisa

ISBN 10: 0061095435 / ISBN 13: 9780061095436

Published by HarperPaperbacks, New York, 1998

About this Item

Glued binding. 480 p. Lisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her Chinese-American family (See's paternal great-grandfather was Chinese American) has had a great impact on her life and work. Her books include the novels Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls (2009), which made it to the 2010 New York Times bestseller list. Flower Net, The Interior, and Dragon Bones make up the Red Princess mystery series. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love focus on the lives of Chinese women in the 19th and 17th centuries respectively. Shanghai Girls (2009) chronicles the lives of two sisters who come to Los Angeles in arranged marriages and face, among other things, the pressures put on Chinese-Americans during the anti-Communist mania of the 1950s. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. First paperback Edition [stated]. First printing [stated].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flower Net
• Publisher: HarperPaperbacks, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061095435
• ISBN 13: 9780061095436
• Binding: Mass-market paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
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Synopsis

In a complex and suspenseful novel, set largely in Beijing, a Chinese cop and an American DA uncover the conspiracy behind a series of high-profile murders, revealing China's venerable culture, its teeming economy, and its institutionalized cruelty. Reprint.

About the Author

Lisa See lives in Los Angeles with her husband, an international lawyer, and their two sons. Her previous novel, Flower Net, was a national bestseller. Her first book was On Gold Mountain, a history/memoir of her Chinese-American family.