Satisfying on so many levels, this novel is truly one I couldn’t put down. I was drawn into the rich history of China and the lives of two irrepressible sisters. Above all confirmation of unbreakable family bonds, the story of these two Shanghai girls cover 20 years of love, loss, heartbreak and joy.
In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, full of great wealth and glamour, home to millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister May are having the time of their lives, thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father’s prosperous rickshaw business.[...] Both are beautiful, modern, and living the carefree life until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth, and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from Los Angeles to find Chinese brides.
At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends, who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection. But like sisters everywhere, they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other but they also know exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other sister the most. Along the way there are terrible sacrifices, impossible choices and one devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel by Lisa See hold fast to who they are – Shanghai girls.
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Every year it’s the same story…
“I’m not going to over eat”
“I won’t over celebrate and under sleep”
“I won’t drink to get hangovers from Christmas and New Years Eve”
…but every year I do. By the time the New Year comes around, I have so many resolutions to make that I don’t know where to start. The worst kind of damage we do to ourselves over the holidays.
But there is hope.
According to Dr. Oz, here are some of most important things you can do to undo holiday damage:
- Start walking.
- Tell people about your goals. Get enablers who reinforce your bad habits out of the way.
- Sleep. If you sleep the 7 hours you’re supposed to, you won’t crave carbs as much.
- Trick your body. Fool yourself when you’re hungry by drinking water instead or eating simple things like mints that “blow out your taste buds.” It works.
- Automate your life. Eat the same healthy option for breakfast. Bring a healthy lunch to work every day. Keep snacks like nuts in your pockets, your desk, anywhere that’s in easy reach, so you will never feel hungry.
You can also start a 7-day diet cleanse that will leave you feeling refreshed, energized and slim!
To melt away fat, banish bloat and crush cravings:
DON’T add sugar, artificial sweetners, or other natural sweeteners including honey, agave, and stevia to anything.- DON’T add salt to anything.
- DON’T eat starches with dinner including bread, rice, pasta, peas, beans, corns, and potatoes.
- DON’T drink alcohol.
- DO eat on a schedule.
- DO drink lots of water throughout the day.
- DO indulge in non-starchy vegetables.
- DO engage in 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise everyday, including walking.
To read more about undoing holiday damage, check out Shine.com and Yahoo! Health.
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Happy New Years!
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