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Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
5.0

This is the 3rd novel I've read by Lisa See this year. I really enjoy her writing style- her development of relationships within the novel and how much I learn from all of her historical research. Prior to reading this book, I did not know much about the closing of China and the Great Leap Forward and was interested to learn about this age in history.This is the sequel to Shanghai Girls. While it would have been a solid read as a stand-alone novel, I very much appreciated how the ending of Dreams of Joy tied to Shanghai Girls and made everything come full circle.