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I have a secret passion for reading stories about woman in China. Their lives so often keep secret from the west are always compelling and heart wrenching. The story of lily and Snow Flower is no different.
Two young girls whose futures are tied together through the quick thinking and cunning of 1 match maker. Although their lives are very different the 2 girls forge a bond that will last a life time through the secret writings of nu shu. But will there friendship be able to withstand the fortun ...more
Two young girls whose futures are tied together through the quick thinking and cunning of 1 match maker. Although their lives are very different the 2 girls forge a bond that will last a life time through the secret writings of nu shu. But will there friendship be able to withstand the fortun ...more
This book is written from the 1st person perspective of a 19th century Chinese girl in a country village. It goes into great details about Nu-Shu, the secret language of woman, a brutal foot-mutilating process called "foot-binding" for young girls (age 6!), and the complicated lives that women led at that time. Women were considered "worthless" unless they produced male heirs and the book really brings to light how different societal views can effect everyday relationships between a mother and d
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Perfect book for those left with a gap in their lives after the DaVinci Code craze ended and they could no 1-up their friends by saying "Yeah, Angels and Demons was way better. You should have read that book instead. Idiot."
Keep your smugness streak alive by telling your Kite Runner-loving friends "Yeah, Snow Flower is way better. It's so riveting and heart-breaking in a way that Kite Runner can only aspire to be."
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Keep your smugness streak alive by telling your Kite Runner-loving friends "Yeah, Snow Flower is way better. It's so riveting and heart-breaking in a way that Kite Runner can only aspire to be."
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I'm a sucker for a historical novel about women in Asia. I'll read them all. While this one was not as good as Pearl Buck or Bette Bao Lord, I still enjoyed it. Okay, not the part about footbinding. But the whole idea of the women developing their own form of writing and then have a pivotal plot point rely on the nuances of that secret language was just brilliant.
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I really enjoyed this book - I was touched by the concept of the "old same" and also the "sworn sisters".
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I learned about foot binding. Yow! I learned so much about Chinese culture in the 1800s and how women were viewed as vessels for sons. The friendship between the two main characters brought tears and joy.
Great story...told "autobiographically" but with lots of good twists and turns. The author definitely brought me into an era that I knew little about(1800's China), and made it seem very real.
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wonderful and heartwrenching depiction of a life-long friendship between two opressed women in rural china of the 19th century.
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Man beachte auch mein review auf www.a-vela.de! ...more
Very interesting read on the culture of the woman in China back in the early nineteenth century. Hard at times but very inlightening
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