In conversation with Anna Katsavos, meet Lisa See, beloved New York Times bestselling author, as she discusses her latest novel, Daughters of the Sun and Moon. Drawing on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles is the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds, after arriving in Los Angeles in 1870. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent, poised to fulfill her role as a daughter with an arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has been sold into servitude by her parents. Moon, married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, is educated and beautiful, yet her failed foot binding as a child has left her with a limp that lessens her value in the eyes of many. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a ruthless society, devoid of goodwill and increasingly hostile to all three women, despite their different backgrounds. Brought together by hardship and heartbreak, they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to “eat bitterness” to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon.
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