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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan : A Novel
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan A Novel
Author: 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...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780739319819
ISBN-10: 0739319817
Publication Date: 6/28/2005
Edition: Abridged
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4.5 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback
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Bernelli avatar reviewed Snow Flower and the Secret Fan : A Novel on + 266 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book was heart wrenching and so excellent at the same time. I'm grateful to not be one of those poor footbound girls, but the idea of a laotong is so wonderful.

This was a bookclub choice, and I'm really looking forward to discussing this story with the other 5 women in my group. What a fantastic story.
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Excellent story of Chinese women and their trials. Foot binding section was very difficult to read, plus the women were treated as worthless except for the sons they bore.
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I enjoyed the book, but the ending was disappointing.


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