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Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See

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Three Chinese women arrive in 1870 Los Angeles with different dreams, different burdens, and one shared fight to survive a world determined to deny them freedom.

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, Daughters of the Sun and Moon is a historical novel inspired by the Chinese Massacre of 1871 and centered on the resilience, friendship, and courage of women.

In 1870, Dove, Petal, and Moon arrive in the dusty and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Each woman comes from a different world, but all three are forced to navigate a society that gives Chinese women little protection, little standing, and few choices.

Dove is the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, brought to America for an arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal is the daughter of peasants, sold by her father in desperation and sold again after arriving in the Gold Mountain.

Moon is educated, fluent in English, and married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. Yet even her intelligence and beauty cannot shield her from the cruelty of a world that judges her by her limp.

As anti-Chinese hatred grows in Los Angeles, the women are pulled toward the Night of Horrors, a brutal event that will test everything they know about survival. Daughters of the Sun and Moon is a moving historical novel about friendship, endurance, and the courage it takes to claim a voice when the world refuses to listen.

Three Chinese women arrive in 1870 Los Angeles with different dreams, different burdens, and one shared fight to survive a world determined to deny them freedom.

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, Daughters of the Sun and Moon is a historical novel inspired by the Chinese Massacre of 1871 and centered on the resilience, friendship, and courage of women.

In 1870, Dove, Petal, and Moon arrive in the dusty and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Each woman comes from a different world, but all three are forced to navigate a society that gives Chinese women little protection, little standing, and few choices.

Dove is the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, brought to America for an arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal is the daughter of peasants, sold by her father in desperation and sold again after arriving in the Gold Mountain.

Moon is educated, fluent in English, and married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. Yet even her intelligence and beauty cannot shield her from the cruelty of a world that judges her by her limp.

As anti-Chinese hatred grows in Los Angeles, the women are pulled toward the Night of Horrors, a brutal event that will test everything they know about survival. Daughters of the Sun and Moon is a moving historical novel about friendship, endurance, and the courage it takes to claim a voice when the world refuses to listen.

  • Publisher: ‎Scribner

    Title: Daughters of the Sun and Moon: A Novel

    Author: Lisa See

    On Sale Date: Jun 9, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9781982117054

    ISBN 10: 1982117052

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $29.00 USD

    BISAC: Fiction / Historical

    Page Count: 384 pages

    Dimensions: 9 in H | 6 in W | 1.2 in T

    Weight: 1.2 lb Wt

  • Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, Dreams of Joy, and On Gold Mountain. Her work often explores Chinese and Chinese American history through the lives, relationships, and inner worlds of women.

    See has received the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.

  • Pre-release readers are calling it powerful, intimate, and unforgettable:

    • Early readers describe Daughters of the Sun and Moon as a deeply researched historical novel with memorable characters, strong storytelling, and a clear-eyed look at early Chinese immigrant life in Los Angeles.

    • Booksellers are praising the novel for bringing attention to the hardships Chinese American women faced in the late 1800s and the impossible choices they were forced to make.

    • Reviewers highlight the braided stories of Dove, Petal, and Moon as a moving exploration of class, exploitation, friendship, and community.

    • Early readers are calling it heartbreaking and empowering, with Lisa See’s signature blend of historical richness, emotional depth, and women’s resilience.

This book is for you if:

  • You love historical fiction centered on women’s lives, friendship, resilience, and survival.

  • You have read Lisa See before and want another emotionally rich story about Chinese women, family, culture, and identity.

  • You are drawn to novels that reveal overlooked or under-told parts of American history.

  • You want a powerful novel about immigration, discrimination, sisterhood, and courage.

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