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Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel

Author: Lisa See
Publisher: New York : Random House, 2006.
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : English : Random House Trade pbk. edView all editions and formats
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In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or "old same," in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunderstanding arises, their  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Psychological fiction., Domestic fiction.
Material Type: Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lisa See
ISBN: 0812968069 9780812968064
OCLC Number: 63516218
Notes: Includes Reader's guide (p. 261-269).
Description: 269 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
Responsibility: Lisa See.
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In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or "old same," in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunderstanding arises, their friendship threatens to tear apart.

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