A language kept a secret for a thousand years forms the backdrop for an unforgettable novel of two Chinese women whose friendship and love sustains them through their lives. This absorbing novel takes place in 19th century China when girls had their feet bound, then spent the rest of their lives in seclusion with only a single window from which to see. Illiterate and isolated, they were not expected to think, be creative, or have emotions. But in one remote county, women developed their own secret code, nu shu – "women's writing" – the only gender-based written language to have been found in the world. Some girls were paired as "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 windows to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. An old woman tells of her relationship with her "old-same," their arranged marriages, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood—until a terrible misunderstanding written on their secret fan threatens to tear them apart. With the detail and emotional resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into one of the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.
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Lisa See
Lisa See nasceu em Paris, mas cresceu em Los Angeles, mais especificamente em Chinatown. É formada pela Loyola Marymount University. Foi correspondente na Costa Oeste americana da Publisher’s Weekly. Em 1996, lançou seu primeiro livro, On golden mountain, as elogiadas memórias da saga de sua família sino-americana, best-seller nos EUA. Ruiva, com apenas um oitavo de sangue chinês, Lisa tem na cultura dos antepassados orientais suas referências como escritora. Ela estreou na ficção em 1997, com A rede da flor, indicado para o Edgar Award como melhor romance de estréia daquele ano. Atualmente, ela vive em Los Angeles com o marido e e os dois filhos.
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