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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
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Book written by: Lisa See
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel - book description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780812980356
Feature: ISBN13: 9780812980356
ISBN: 0812980352
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2009-05-26
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: 2009-05-26
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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ISBN13: 9780812980356
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews:
In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, an “old same,” in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she’s written a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on the fan and compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together they endure the agony of footbinding and reflect upon their arranged marriages, their loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace in their friendship, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their relationship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a captivating journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. Now in a deluxe paperback edition complete with an expanded Random House Reader’s Circle guide and an exclusive conversation between Lisa See and her mother, fellow writer Carolyn See, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel is, as the Seattle Times says, “a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power.”
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Summary: great story of women and friendship
Comment: This is a lovely, well written story of the power and importance of female companionship. If you have had a good female friend in your life for many years, you will enjoy as well as relate to this story with ease and emotion. Lisa Lee writes from another time period and place with grace and beauty, transporting you to another world.This story reminds you about the true purpose of friendship and how it evolves throughout the years. I enjoyed this book immensely.
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Summary: Exquisite
Comment: This novel is lovely. I have been to China several times and have special connection with the culture of the country- the ceremonies, the tradition, the way women were perceived. This book does the justice to a wonderful, rich Chinese culture.
The two main characters both got married early in their lives. One of them made a better match than the other, thanks to the horrible sacrifice she made as a young girl. Both spend most of their married life behind the high walls of their new family's houses, but it didn't stop them from staying in touch and comforting one another. One particular scene might even suggest a feeling between the two that could be more than friendship, but I think it's just the way women reach out to one another and fight loneliness and fear.
This novel is exquisite, it's the best way to describe it.
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Summary: Two Women Friends in 19th Century China
Comment: Lily and Snow Flower at age seven are paired to be lifelong friends called "old Sames." Girls in this time period in China, this story tells us, must endure the pain of foot binding leaving them to totter on tiny feet and sit behind lattice windows, engaged in sewing and other lady-like doings. Actually, it made me sick. I could not imagine a life of such confinement for a child. Lily enjoyed running with her brother and then wham! That's it! I could not imagine a mother who would consign their child to such pain and the possibility of death all for tiny feet to please a man. I had, of course, heard of foot binding, but not to such an awful extreme. The "big-footed" girls worked as servants or in the fields, laboring like the ox, but I'm not sure but what would have been preferable. I was horrified when Lily's little sister died from blood poisoning caused by her bones being broken and her feet bound so tightly. But, perhaps she was the lucky one. I think I might have suffocated any girl child I gave birth to, if I'd lived in that time and place. I guess they were conditioned to not really love daughters, but I don't know how they could not.
The book takes Lily and Snow Flower through their lives of marriage and children and some kind of an uprising that sends them fleeing into the mountains, the women enduring the torture of running on tiny feet. I guess it was a good story, but I never got over my anger at the foot binding. When it was time for Lily and Snow Flower's daughters to have this done to them, I kept expecting the mothers to at least agonize over it, but no, it was more like some big fun time and maybe their daughters could be "Old Sames like their mothers. That finished it for me. Isn't there an old Jewish praise about a man who gives thanks that he was not born a woman. I wonder if any man in those "man worshipping" years in Chinese culture ever thanked his god for being so blessed. If he didn't he sure should have. Eunice Boeve author of Maggie Rose and Sass
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Summary: My historical fiction bookclub gives UNANIMOUS thumbs up!
Comment: The Fascinated Readers (historical fiction book club which I lead) agree that this is absolutely one of our best reads in three years of reading! Definately the #1 read for this calendar year (which starts each August)! The characters came alive in this very human page turner. The characters were so real and believable it was like reading a real diary instead of fiction. The historical facts were informative without bogging down the story. This is definately one of those books that leave a permanant imprint on your heart and mind. It will transport you to another place, time, and life. A masterpiece. You will not be disappointed!
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Summary: Hugh Jackman
Comment: They're making this into a movie. Whose character does Hugh Jackman play?
I thought the story was about two Chinese women in China. Is there a white man in the book too?
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