Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
"I understand there is a girl of good character and woman's learning in your home. You and I are of the same year and same day. Could we not be sames together?"
Those are the words that paired Snow Flower and Lily together as "laotongs", a journey that should have lasted a lifetime but when a misunderstanding occurs their friendships is sorely tested and threatens to come apart.
A beautiful, yet somewhat heartbreaking book about China in the 19th century, highlighting the concept of a woman's unworthiness, the practise of arranged marriages, foot binding and the use of nu shu, a secret writing used exclusively by women to communicate in secret and from the influence of men.
And exquisite and absorbing story. A book I found hard to put down. I will most definitely be looking for more books by this author.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
"I understand there is a girl of good character and woman's learning in your home. You and I are of the same year and same day. Could we not be sames together?"
Those are the words that paired Snow Flower and Lily together as "laotongs", a journey that should have lasted a lifetime but when a misunderstanding occurs their friendships is sorely tested and threatens to come apart.
A beautiful, yet somewhat heartbreaking book about China in the 19th century, highlighting the concept of a woman's unworthiness, the practise of arranged marriages, foot binding and the use of nu shu, a secret writing used exclusively by women to communicate in secret and from the influence of men.
And exquisite and absorbing story. A book I found hard to put down. I will most definitely be looking for more books by this author.