Lisa See - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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Lisa See - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Coded communications eloquently detail the (literally and figuratively) painful constrictions (such as foot-binding) and unexpected rewards of the traditions by which 19th-century Chinese country women conducted their lives. Lily, an elderly matriarch, looks back at her intimate friendship with Snow Flower, a relationship initiated when both were seven years old with a fan Snow Flower sent to Lily. Using a special women's language called "nu shu," the two pour out their innermost feelings to each another, deepening their connection throughout the years until a betrayal divides them.

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Snow Flower and The Secret Fan: an exquiste tale of friendship in China.

byMonnie1976 Dec 20, 2011
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Pros Great characters, detailed research, nice mix of history with fiction
Cons Footbinding descriptions may be too much for some, characters aren't always likable
Recommended it? Yes

On a whim one day I was looking through the audio books at the local library searching for something to make my commute a lot more tolerable.  I saw an audio book called Shanghai Girls by an author named Lisa See.  Impulsively, I placed the find in my bag and later that day became... Read full review »

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Snow and the Secret fan

bydenizh Jan 12, 2012
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Pros Sweet book
Cons There isnt
Recommended it? Yes

This story is about 2 young girls Snow flower and Lily, and their journy and their relationship.
In life, like the one they lived, full of starvation and torture and arranged wedding, this united feelings of love what makes them fight life.

It started in childhood and it what makes... Read full review »

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lily is haunted by memories of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence....

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Authors Lisa See
Nonfiction Category Fiction Themes
Narrator Jodi Long

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Kirkus: "A nuanced exploration of women's friendship and women's writing in a remote corner of Imperial China....A keenly imagined journey into the women's quarters."

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DigitalRandom House Audio9780739319826

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