Taking place in San Francisco during the years leading up to and during World War II, two hopeful Chinese women and one pragmatic Japanese woman passing as Chinese take jobs as dancing girls. Jealousy and betrayal abound as these women compete with and against one another for the top showbiz spotlights. After years in this stressful environment, the characters become jaded and have periods of boredom despite their glitzy surroundings. Eventually, it comes to light that one of the women is Japanese, and she is taken away to an internment camp to wait out the war. But who betrayed her?
This is a great historical read for highlighting the raging showbiz leading up to and during WWII as well as the Japanese internment camps. Take a look at more books by
Lisa See.
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