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| Author: Lisa See |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN-10: 0812968069
ISBN-13: 9780812968064
Buy.com Sku: 202082024
Publish Date: 2/21/2006
Pages:
269
Age Range:
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I am what they call in our village "one who has not yet died"--a widow, eighty years old. (from the first line)
| Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. High school & older. |
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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.
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.
"[A] suspenseful and poignant story and an absorbing historical chronicle." (starred review)
04/18/2005
"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."
04/15/2005
"See skillfully conveys the isolation endured by so many Chinese women, providing heart-wrenching descriptions of the cloistered domestic world into which young girls retreat, and essentially remain for the rest of their lives. See's knowledge of Chinese history never sounds preachy or textbookish; instead, she deploys sympathetic characters within the constraints of a specific place and time."
- Maggie Galehouse
09/25/2005
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