Winner of over 20 awards including Rubery Award BOOK OF THE YEAR  and Writer's Digest GRAND PRIZE An Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel, growing up in glamorous 1930s and '40s Shanghai, it is a life of utmost privilege. But while her scholar father and fashionable mother shelter her from civil war and Japanese occupation, they cannot shield the family forever.   When Mao comes to power, eighteen-year-old Isabel journeys to Hong Kong, not realizing that she will make it her home--and that she will never see her father again. Meanwhile, the family she has left behind struggles to survive, only to have their world shattered by the Cultural Revolution. Isabel returns to Shanghai fifty years later with her daughter, Claire, to confront their family's past--one they discover is filled with love and betrayal, kidnappers and concubines, glittering pleasure palaces and underworld crime bosses.   Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched,  Remembering Shanghai  follows five generations from a hardscrabble village to vibrant Shanghai to the bright lights of Hong Kong. By turns harrowing and heartwarming, this vivid memoir explores identity, loss and the unpredictable nature of life against the epic backdrop of a nation and a people in turmoil.   Available in hardcover, paperback, Audible, or Kindle. Includes 200 rarely published historical images, photographs from private family collections, and watercolor illustrations.   PRAISE FOR REMEMBERING SHANGHAI   "Engaging and entertaining."  South China Morning Post "A volume that demands to be held."  Los Angeles Review of Books "A feast of winning elements ... absolutely fascinating."   Bookish Asia "An unexpected gem."  Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society China "The perfect combination of historical fiction, memoir and novel."   Reader Views "Absolutely gorgeous--a visual delight."  Asia Literary Review "A book I truly could not put down."  Fête Chinoise "A beguiling memoir of Shanghai."   Hong Kong Review of Books WINNER OF OVER 20 BOOK AWARDS   ·     Rubery Book Award BOOK OF THE YEAR, NON-FICTION ·     Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards GRAND PRIZE ·     Independent Author Network OUTSTANDING MEMOIR, BOOK OF THE YEAR 2nd place ·     Indie Reader Discovery Awards FIRST PLACE NON-FICTION ·     IPPY Independent Publisher Book Awards BEST FIRST BOOK, BEST E-BOOK DESIGN, COVER DESIGN 2nd place ·     Reader Views Literary Awards MEMOIR, GLOBAL AWARD ·     Independent Press Awards MEMOIR, NEW NON-FICTION ·     Pinnacle Book Achievement Award BEST MEMOIR ·     eLit Awards MEMOIR, BEST BOOK TRAILER ·     Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book TOP NOTABLE INDIE ·     Eric Hoffer GRAND PRIZE Finalist, CULTURE 2nd place, FIRST HORIZON AWARD Finalist ·     Readers' Favorite Award Contest NON-FICTION HISTORICAL 2nd place ·     Next Generation Indie Awards HISTORICAL NON-FICTION Finalist, MEMOIR Finalist, BEST COVER DESIGN NON-FICTION Finalist ·     National Indie Excellence Awards BOOK COVER DESIGN NON-FICTION Finalist ·     Best Book Awards BEST INTERIOR DESIGN Finalist ·     Sarton Women's Book Awards MEMOIR Finalist   "A highly enjoyable addition to a crowded genre. Its subtitle -- A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels --sets a certain rollicking tone that's sustained throughout . . . an engaging and entertaining saga." - South China Morning Post "Vibrant illustrations and high-quality paper make this a volume that demands to be held and leafed through." - Los Angeles Review of Books "A beguiling memoir of Shanghai." - Hong Kong Review of Books "In this elegantly written, intimate and compelling account spanning turbulent centuries, the authors have brought warmly and vibrantly to life their family's extraordinary story of lowly origins, high office, austere scholarship, filial loyalty, scandalous betrayal and fabulous wealth." - Asia Literary Review "A well-told tale that is by turns jaw-dropping, exciting, touching, tragic, and insightful." - Historic Shanghai "Of the countless memoirs that describe old Shanghai, Claire Chao's is unique. Vivid descriptions transport readers to 1930s-40s Shanghai." - China Press "The book sheds light on 1950s Hong Kong, particularly the new communities settled by Shanghai immigrants, something few books have discussed." - Asian Review of Books "The perfect combination of historical fiction, memoir and novel. Informative yet personal and filled with wonderful descriptions. The best kind of historical account." - Reader Views "A rich and compelling narrative ... as the authors eloquently demonstrate, touch the surface of an artifact or examine an anecdote, and there is so much more to discover via the turbulent past. This elegant family memoir transforms, transfixes, and educates." -Pamela Rotner Sakamoto , Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Ca