Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

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.

Lisa See nació en París en 1955 y se crió en el seno de una familia china asentada en Estados Unidos desde tiempo atrás. Biznieta del patriarca del Chinatown de Los Ángeles, See narró la epopeya americana de su bisabuelo, Fong See, en un aclamado libro de memorias titulado On Gold Mountain. Durante trece años fue corresponsal en la costa Oeste del semanario Publishers Weekly. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios como The New York Times, Los Angeles Times y The Washington Post. En 2005, El abanico de seda se convirtió en un bestseller internacional y recibió además numerosos premios. Este éxito se vio confirmado con su siguiente novela, El pabellón de las peonías. Lisa See vive en Los Ángeles con su marido y sus dos hijos.

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ISBN 13	9781400060283
ISBN 10	1400060281
Title	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Author	Lisa See
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House (NY)
Year published	2005-06-28
Number of pages	258
Prizes	Commended for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Adult Fiction) 2006
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