{"product_id":"on-gold-mountain-lisa-see-9780307950390","title":"On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e, here is the true story of the one-hundred-year-odyssey of the author's Chinese-American family, combining years of research with \"fascinating family anecdotes, imaginative details, and the historical details of immigrant life\" (Amy Tan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As engagingly readable as any novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1867, Lisa See's great-great-grandfather arrived in America, where he prescribed herbal remedies to immigrant laborers who were treated little better than slaves. His son Fong See later built a mercantile empire and married a Caucasian woman, in spite of laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Lisa herself grew up playing in her family's antiques store in Los Angeles's Chinatown, listening to stories of missionaries and prostitutes, movie stars and Chinese baseball teams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSee's family history encompasses secret marriages, entrepreneurial genius, romance, racism, and much more, as two distinctly different cultures meet in a new world in this \"lovingly rendered...vivid tableau of a family and an era\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa See\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307950395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307950390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.19w x 1.06d","brand":"Lisa See","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050623627519,"sku":"9780307950390","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_636d77ba-8478-432e-b26f-1982c8fcd96b.jpg?v=1685008302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-gold-mountain-lisa-see-9780307950390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}