Review: Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Surviving the Great Leap Forward and Chinese Famine
4 min readApr 14, 2024
Background
When I finished reading Lisa See’s Shanghai Girls (2009), it was obvious that there would be a sequel. Shanghai Girls explored the arduous efforts taken to immigrate from China to the U.S. in the early 20th century, escaping the Japanese invasion of China, and forging new lives in Los…