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Alta
Alta asked Lisa See:

I just read your answer to a different question, and it seems that in Mandarin, "wife" is represented as a woman with a broom. Is that correct? That would be rather...funny. Which makes me wonder about the symbol of a witch in Western cultures: woman on a broom. I wonder where that comes from? And do you know how a witch is depicted in Chinese?

Lisa See What a great -- and fun! -- question. I don't know the answer, but here's what I found on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_(sha...
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Suilyaniz Cintron
Suilyaniz Cintron asked Lisa See:

I am an author, mostly of Historical Fiction because I've always loved the past and wondered what is you're favorite aspect of writing fiction set in another time and culture such as you're novels of China?

Pam Wong
Pam Wong asked Lisa See:

Dear Lisa, Thank you for such thoroughly researched novels. My mother, from the Lee Family in L.A. Chinatown, was SOOO excited when "On Gold Mountain" first came out. She gifted annotated copies to her 3 adult children & 3 nieces & nephews. Did you know her courtyard neighbors were the Fong See family and her sister played with Sissy? Since then, I've read 8 more.

Laura
Laura asked Lisa See:

Will there be a sequel to "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane? I'd like to look forward to reading it.

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