Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
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Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-10-17
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan written by Lisa See and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-17 with Fiction categories.
Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage and change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women's writing, and make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything.
New Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Qs 35
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Author : Lisa See
language : id
Publisher: goobookstore
Release Date : 2011
New Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Qs 35 written by Lisa See and has been published by goobookstore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Peony In Love
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-05-04
Peony In Love written by Lisa See and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-04 with Fiction categories.
Peony has neither seen nor spoken to any man other than her father, a wealthy Chinese nobleman. Nor has she ever ventured outside the cloistered women's quarters of the family villa. As her sixteenth birthday approaches she finds herself betrothed to a man she does not know, but Peony has dreams of her own. Her father engages a theatrical troupe to perform scenes from The Peony Pavilion, a Chinese epic opera, in their garden amidst the scent of ginger, green tea and jasmine. 'Unmarried girls should not be seen in public,' says Peony's mother, but her father allows the women to watch from behind a screen. Here, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man and is immediately bewitched. So begins her unforgettable journey of love, desire, sorrow and redemption.
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2006
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan written by Lisa See and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Childbirth categories.
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Random House Reader S Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-12-12
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Random House Reader S Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition written by Lisa See and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-12 with Fiction categories.
This new deluxe eBook edition of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan features more than fifty additional pages of exclusive, author-approved annotations throughout the text to enrich your reading experience. You can access the eBook annotations with a simple click or tap on your eReader via the convenient links. Access them as you read the novel or as supplemental material after finishing the entire story. There is also Random House Reader’s Circle bonus content, sure to inspire discussion at book clubs everywhere. In Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See takes us on a journey back to a captivating era of Chinese history and delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship. In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, an “old same,” in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she has written a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on the fan and compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together they endure the agony of footbinding and reflect upon their arranged marriages, their loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace in their friendship, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their relationship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan written by Lisa See and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Childbirth categories.
Friends Snow Flower and Lily find solace in their bond as they face isolation, arranged marriages, loss, and motherhood in nineteenth-century China.
The Secrets Of Jin Shei
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Author : Alma Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Release Date : 2017-05-11
The Secrets Of Jin Shei written by Alma Alexander and has been published by Crossroad Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-11 with Fiction categories.
A group of women, the jin-shei sisterhood, form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom. They are bound together by a declaration of loyalty that transcends all other vows, even those with the gods, by their own secret language, passed from mother to daughter, by the knowledge that some of them will have to pay the ultimate sacrifice to enable others to fulfill their destiny. The sisterhood we meet run from the Emperor's sister to the street-beggar, from the trainee warrior in the Emperor's Guard to the apprentice healer, from the artist to the traveller-girl, herself an illegitimate daughter of an emperor and seen as a threat to the throne. And as one of them becomes Dragon Empress, her determination to hold power against the sages of the temple, against the marauding forces from other kingdoms, drags the sisterhood into a dangerous world of court intrigue, plot and counterplot, and brings them into conflict with each other from which only the one who remains true to all the vows she made at the very beginning to the dying Princess Empress can rescue them. An amazing and unusual book, based on some historical fact, full of drama, adventure and conflict like a Shakespearean history play, it's a novel about kinship and a society of women, of mysticism, jealousy, fate, destiny, all set in the wonderful, swirling background of Syai, a fantasy kingdom inspired by Imperial China.
The Girl With Ghost Eyes
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Author : M. H. Boroson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-09-17
The Girl With Ghost Eyes written by M. H. Boroson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-17 with Fiction categories.
It's the end of the nineteenth century in San Francisco's Chinatown, and ghost hunters from the Maoshan traditions of Daoism keep malevolent spiritual forces at bay. Li-lin, the daughter of a renowned Daoshi exorcist, is a young widow burdened with yin eyes-the unique ability to see the spirit world. Her spiritual visions and the death of her husband bring shame to Li-lin and her father-and shame is not something this immigrant family can afford. When a sorcerer cripples her father, terrible plans are set in motion, and only Li-lin can stop them. To aid her are her martial arts and a peachwood sword, her burning paper talismans, and a wisecracking spirit in the form of a human eyeball tucked away in her pocket. Navigating the dangerous alleys and backrooms of a male-dominated Chinatown, Li-lin must confront evil spirits, gangsters, and soulstealers before the sorcerer's ritual summons an ancient evil that could burn Chinatown to the ground.
Dreams Of Joy
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-02-07
Dreams Of Joy written by Lisa See and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-07 with categories.
Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her. How can she trust them, when she has just learned that her parents have lied to her for her whole life, that her mother Pearl is really her aunt and that her real father is a famous artist who has been living in China all these years? Joy arrives in Green Dragon Village, where families live in crowded, windowless huts and eke out a meagre existence from the red soil. And where a handsome young comrade catches her eye... Meanwhile, Pearl returns to China to bring her daughter home - if she can. For Mao has launched his Great Leap Forward, and each passing season brings ever greater hardship to cities and rural communes alike. Joy must rely on her skill as a painter and Pearl must use her contacts from her decadent childhood in 1930s Shanghai to find a way to safety, and a chance of joy for them both. Haunting, passionate and heartbreakingly real, this is the unforgettable new novel by the internationally acclaimed Lisa See.
The Swords Of Faith
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Author : Richard Warren Field
language : en
Publisher: Strider Nolan Media
Release Date : 2010-07
The Swords Of Faith written by Richard Warren Field and has been published by Strider Nolan Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with Fiction categories.
An epic novel steeped in action, intrigue, and romance. July 1187: the forces of the Muslim sultan known as Saladin have defeated the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, allowing Saladin to achieve his lifelong ambition of recapturing the Holy City for Islam. This sets the stage for the Third Crusade: the confrontation between Saladin and the legendary Christian warrior, Richard the Lionheart. Both men believe they are destined by God to lead their holy armies to complete victory. Richard, a legendary warrior with a keen military mind, finds his vow to retake Jerusalem complicated by infighting over succession to the British throne, a rivalry with the French king, and a choice between two potential queens. Meanwhile, Saladin struggles to keep his fractious forces together while remaining true to the noblest principles of Islam. These events are also portrayed through the eyes of two common men: Pierre of Botron is a Christian knight who is captured on the battlefield and subjected to the indignity of slavery. Rashid of Yenbo is a Muslim trader who finds prosperity in Saladin's triumphs. The relationship between Rashid and Pierre offers the possibility that people of good will can overcome polarizing conflicts. As events build toward the Battle of Jaffa, one of the most well-known conflicts of the Crusades, the fates of the characters depend on the choices they make between the compassionate and fanatical aspects of their faiths. The Swords of Faith offers an eye-opening comparison and contrast of the tenets of Christianity and Islam, insights that reverberate into the present day.