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Carol Strange
Carol Strange asked Lisa See:

I saw an interview with you on YouTube a few months ago. The interview was during the pandemic, maybe 2020-2022. You had mentioned that you were researching an ancestor of yours who were in the American west. Their story seemed interesting. I think it was a prospective book. Is this possible? If you ever write a book about them, I would love to read it. I have enjoyed reading every book of yours so far.

Lisa See I did all the research about my great-grandmother, who was born in South Dakota. But in the end I put that novel aside to write Lady Tan's Circle of Women. Maybe I'll return to Jessie's story one of these days...
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A Goodreads user
A Goodreads user asked Lisa See:

Hi Lisa, I just wanted to say how much I love all of your books. Your books inspired me to visit Shanghai, which I finally did this past October. The modern Shanghai is so much different than what I had imagined from reading, but wonderful nonetheless. I visited the Shikumen museum with a preserved residence, which felt like it came out of the pages of Shanghai Girls. When are you expecting to publish the next book?

Cindi
Cindi asked Lisa See:

In your recent novel about Lady Tan, the practice of foot binding is discussed. I think you did a great job of showing the whys and the effects but you never addressed something i have read about the practice - that it was also done because it was believed to tighten thigh muscles to enhance sexual pleasure for men. You also didn't explain why men were attracted to aroma of the feet .. what aroma?

Dorothy Caimano
Dorothy Caimano asked Lisa See:

Months ago I asked about historic novels about Finland and you said you didn't know any, but asked for recommendations. I have now read three: The Burnt Out Town of Miracles (Jacobson,) New Finnish Grammar (Marani,) and The Unknown Soldier (Linna.) Only the last was written by a Finn and is presumably realistic. But the other two, however unlikely, did have a good sense of time and place. Have you found any?

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