{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Premise","title":"Lisa See on Daughters of the Sun and Moon, Historical Memory, and the Women Behind Los Angeles' Hidden History","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3369,"description":"Episode SummaryBestselling author Lisa See joins Jeniffer and Chad Thompson to discuss her powerful new novel, Daughters of the Sun and Moon. Inspired by real women who lived in Los Angeles during the 1870s, the novel explores friendship, resilience, identity, racism, and survival against the backdrop of the largely forgotten Chinese Massacre of 1871.Lisa discusses how her deeply researched historical fiction emerged from personal questions and themes she was grappling with in her own life. She explores why Los Angeles' violent early history has largely disappeared from public memory and how court records, photographs, and other historical documents helped shape the novel. Throughout the conversation, Lisa reflects on the importance of confronting difficult histories and what can be lost when we choose to forget them.In This Episode:Lisa See's Literary Brand How friendship, family, and women's relationships became recurring themes across Lisa's novels  Why authentic storytelling creates a lasting author brand  The importance of writing from personal curiosity rather than market trends The Inspiration Behind Daughters of the Sun and Moon The true stories that inspired the novel's three main characters:  Dove, a young bride brought to Los Angeles in an arranged marriage  Moon, wife of a prominent Chinese physician  Petal, inspired by women sold into prostitution who fought relentlessly for freedom  Why Lisa wanted to tell this story through the eyes of women The Chinese Massacre of 1871 The little-known tragedy that serves as the novel's historical centerpiece  How 10% of Los Angeles' Chinese population was murdered during one night of violence  Why historians consider it one of the largest mass lynchings in American history A Different Los Angeles Why 1870s Los Angeles was considered one of the most violent towns in the American West  How the city's leaders later worked to erase this history  Lisa's theory about why Hollywood's rise contributed to the public...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nj4fk5WnTrxbJiBHxxgBejYoW3Lo0-RQxX8S5sNajMA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NmE4/ODc3NDcwNmY5NWZl/ZWYyYjZiZmU4MGFj/YmI4NC53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}