Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,
by Lisa See
A novel depicting 19th century China and the lives of Lily and
Snow Flower--two young girls selected to be lao tangs (old sames), a
contracted lifetime friendship. The novel reminded me of The Red Tent
in the sense that you are invited into a faraway time and place to
experience the culture of women in a man's world.In Snow Flower,
the "tent" is the upstairs women's chamber where foot binding,
embroidery, secret writing, arranged marriages and historical customs of
the time bring the women together and provide the historical backdrop for
the powerful stories of mothers and daughters, family and women
friendships.
-Deirdre
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