Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: Bloomsbury. Fine. 2007. 1st Edition Thus; Third Printing. Paperback. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (7.8 x 5.1 x 0.85 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 8.8 ounces. Trade Paperback. Sad, yet fulfilling, true and honest, yet fictional. A truly moving story about the hardships of being a woman in nineteenth-century China. Yes, foot binding too. In nineteenth century China, a girl from a poor family is paired into a lifelong female friendship match with a girl from a family of a higher social standing. So her life begins, and we learn about it through her own eyes, as she is growing up. Not only does Snow Flower and the Secret Fan extensively cover the womans place and life in pre-modern China, but its also a tale about sisterhood, trust and empathy, as well as just being a good human being, no matter what your circumstances are or failing to be one. This book includes a lot of detail on Chinese customs, especially regarding womens life and circumstances, and the main premise also hangs on the concept of nu shu, a somewhat secret writing system that the Chinese women taught from generation to generation, as they were forbidden to learn mens writing and had no other means to communicate with the families they were forced to leave behind when they married. Ms. See was honored as National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women in 2001, was the recipient of the Chinese American Museum's History Makers Award in 2003, and received the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in 2017.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 340 pages .
Synopsis
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a novel by Lisa See (2005), is set in China in the 1800s. In her introduction to the novel, See writes that Lily, the narrator, was born in 1823 -- "the third year of Emperor Daoguangs reign". The novel begins in 1903, when Lily is 80 years old. During her lifetime, Lily lives through the reigns of four emperors: Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850); Emperor Xianfeng (1850-1861); Emperor Tongzhi (1861-1875); and Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908).
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 58288
- Title
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
- Author
- Lisa See
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus; Third Printing
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- American, Popular, Fiction, Chinese-american, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, English
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