Katie Gee Salisbury

Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles in the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history. In her time, Anna May was a legendary beauty, witty conversationalist, and fashion icon. Plucked...

'Splendidly entertaining.' The Times 'Lively and admiring.' Telegraph 'The biography that Wong has long deserved.' Guardian Set against the glittering backdrop of LA in the gin-soaked Jazz Age and during the rise of Hollywood, Not Your China Doll celebrates Anna May Wong — the groundbreaking artist and first Asian American movie star — and reclaims her place in cinema history....