An Evening with Lisa See:

The Lewes Public Library, the History Book Festival, and Browseabout Books are pleased to present this special evening with Lisa See, author of “Daughters of the Sun and Moon,” in observance of America250.

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles to tell the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds.

In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment of desperation, Petal’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 sold. Moon is married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She is educated, speaks fluent English, and has been endowed 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 eyes of many.

Reservations are required. Your $35 general admission ticket includes a hardcover copy of Daughters of the Sun and Moon signed by Lisa See.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the History Book Festival and the Lewes Public Library.

Please visit https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/history-book-festival/LPL-HBF-BAB-Present-Lisa-See for more details.