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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
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Numero oggetto eBay:355203553869
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- ISBN
- 9780812968064
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812968069
ISBN-13
9780812968064
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48648593
Product Key Features
Book Title
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan : a Novel
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-272888
Reviews
"Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget." The Boston Globe "Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely . . . immerses the reader in an unimagined world . . . The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive." The Denver Post "A provocative and affecting portrait." Chicago Tribune "A marvel of imagination . . . so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end." Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning "Riveting . . . a story that informs as it charms." The San Diego Union-Tribune "Extraordinary . . . breathtaking." Baltimore Sun "Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful." Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace "[See's] best book yet . . . a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power." The Seattle Times "An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive." Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha, " Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget." "- The Boston Globe" " Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely . . . immerses the reader in an unimagined world . . . The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive." - The Denver Post " A provocative and affecting portrait." - Chicago Tribune " A marvel of imagination . . . so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end." - Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning " Riveting . . . a story that informs as it charms." - The San Diego Union-Tribune " Extraordinary . . . breathtaking." - Baltimore Sun " Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful." - Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace " [See' s] best book yet . . . a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power." - The Seattle Times " An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive." - Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha, Praise for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan "This haunting, beautiful and ineffably sad tale of longing, so intense as to be taken beyond the grave, is written in See's characteristically strong prose." Baltimore Sun "If there is a sleeper summer hit, it should be this story, which draws you into a time not as ancient as it seems, touching your heart and breaking it at the same time." USA Today " [A] beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power." Minneapolis Star Tribune "See's engrossing novel . . . details the deeply affecting story of lifelong friends. . . . See adroitly transmits historical background in graceful prose. . . . As both a suspenseful and poignant story and an absorbing historical chronicle, this novel has bestseller potential." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "See's fluid language, her re-creation of Lily and Snow Flower's world, is engaging." San Francisco Chronicle "Taut and vibrant . . . a richly textured account of how women might understand their own lives . . . a keenly imagined journey into the women's quarters." Kirkus Reviews "Stirring." Vogue "See's writing is intricate and graceful, and her attention to detail never wavers, making for a lush, involving reading experience." Booklist "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is fascinating." The Indianapolis Star, "Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget." "-The Boston Globe" "Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely . . . immerses the reader in an unimagined world . . . The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive." -The Denver Post "A provocative and affecting portrait." -Chicago Tribune "A marvel of imagination . . . so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end." -Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning "Riveting . . . a story that informs as it charms." -The San Diego Union-Tribune "Extraordinary . . . breathtaking." -Baltimore Sun "Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful." -Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace "[See's] best book yet . . . a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power." -The Seattle Times "An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive." -Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
Synopsis
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., 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., Lily is haunted by memories-of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu ("women's writing"). Some girls were paired with laotongs, "old sames," in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become "old sames" at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, 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 lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship.
LC Classification Number
PS3569.E3334S66
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