Lisa See | Friends & Fiction #326

On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See to discuss her new novel, Daughters of the Sun and Moon, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles. Lisa is the NYT-bestselling author of a dozen novels including Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. She is also the author of the memoir, On Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum and was named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women. She joins us to discuss her new book, Daughters of the Sun and Moon, which Library Journal called “a stunning piece of historical fiction based in truth” in a starred review. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendsFict... MAIN PLAYLIST:    • Friends & Fiction Live Wednesday Episodes   WRITING TIP OF THE WEEK:    • Writing Tip of the Week   OTHER CLIPS:    • Friends & Fiction Clips   INTERACT WITH US: Join our Facebook group to interact with us and fellow readers:   / friendsandfiction   Follow us on Instagram:   / friendsandfiction   https://www.friendsandfiction.com LISTEN ON: GOOGLE: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0eMcNYj... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SOUNDER: https://friends-fiction.sounder.fm FOLLOW US: PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY: Instagram:   / pattichenry   Twitter:   / pcalhenry   Facebook:   / authorpatticallahanhenry   Latest Release - The Story She Left Behind: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... https://www.patticallahanhenry.com MARY KAY ANDREWS: Instagram:   / marykayandrews   Twitter:   / mkayandrews   Facebook:   / marykayandrewsauthor   Latest Release - Summers at the Saint: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125... https://www.marykayandrews.com KRISTIN HARMEL: Instagram:   / kristinharmel   Twitter:   / kristinharmel   Facebook:   / kristinharmelauthor   Latest Release - The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... https://www.kristinharmel.com KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY: Instagram:   / kristywharvey   Twitter: twitter.com/kristywharvey Facebook:   / kristywoodsonharvey   Latest Release - Beach House Rules: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... https://www.kristywoodsonharvey.com Bestselling novelists Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry, are four longtime friends with more than eighty published books to their credit. With chats, author interviews and fascinating insider talk about publishing and writing, these friends discuss the books they've written, the books they're reading now, and the art of storytelling. With a mission to support independent bookstores, they are always seeking new and innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing. If you love books and you're curious about the writing world, you're in the right place.