An evening with Lisa See

The sequel to Lisa See's bestselling Shanghai Girls is out now, and it's not to be missed--both audiobooks are great for fans of historical fiction like The Help and Cutting For Stone.  See appeared at Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore to speak about the new book (Dreams of Joy), but also gave some interesting insight into life as a bestselling author:

"After toiling for several years, See wrote her breakout book, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. She reports that everyone she knew -- agent, editor, friends -- advised her not to write the book. 'No one is going to read that book,' they said.

Nevertheless, she felt drawn to write it. It was a freeing experience."

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