Books : Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
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by: Lisa See
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780812968064
ISBN: 0812968069
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: February 21, 2006
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Sales Rank: 193
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Product Description:
In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, “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 painted 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 fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
Download Description:
Lisa See is the author of Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Beautiful story!
Not to be redundant with all the other positive reviews, but simply put, this was a beautiful story of two women -- raised together as "same sisters" and the tale of their trials, tribulations, joy and happy moments as they go through life in mid 1800s China. The historical information about the culture, customs (especially the details about foot binding), language, etc were wonderfully woven throughout the book. You will think about this book and these two fictional woman long after you have turned ... Read More
Rating:  - An Okay Read
The first book I read by Lisa See was Peony in Love. I truly loved that book. I bouth this one in hopes that it too would captivate me like Peony in Love did, but no such luck. I was bit bored half way through the book... It wasn't a bad read, but it just wasn't what I was expecting.
Rating:  - would have been more interesting as nonfiction
The back copy will have you believe that Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is an enriching tale of female empowerment, when in fact is is just the opposite. It's the story of female knuckling-under and backbiting, the greed of women who have so little power that they will clutch at everything they can get, even to the point of destroying someone they loved.
The narrator, Lily, is a remarkably undeveloped character; she's really nothing more than a mask that the author/reader puts on for a time ... Read More
Rating:  - GREAT FOR BOOK GROUP
THE DEPTH OF THESE TWO WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIP MADE FOR A GREAT DISCUSSION IN OUR BOOK GROUP. I DON'T KNOW IF I WEPT MORE FOR THE DAUGHTERS' FOOT BINDINGS OR THE MOTHERS WHO HAD TO WATCH!
Rating: - Like A Mandarin Duck My Heart Soared
In this novel Lisa See gives us a harrowing and compelling insight to the secret inner realm of women's world in China during the early 1800's. See assures us repeatedly that the women of this book do not take on an adventure full of action and daring but is an emotional and heart wrenching story of the silent and understated life that is woven delicately in the ladies upper chamber.
Not since my reading of Kite Runner had I encountered a youthful relationship of such loyalty, depth and affection ... Read More
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