by Lisa See · Bloomsbury Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747582922
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«Snow Flower and the Secret Fan» is the historical novel by Lisa See, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in paperback (352 pages, in English).
In nineteenth-century China, Lily and Snow Flower unite their lives as laotong, a friendship pact with messages in nu shu on a silk fan. They share the pain of foot binding, arranged marriages and motherhood, until a misunderstanding tests their bond in a society that keeps them isolated.
The work was originally published in 2005. It won the California Book Award and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in 2005, and was nominated for the Lincoln Award in 2008.
A work suitable for reading groups and for those who enjoy historical novels about nineteenth-century China.
