Snow Flower and the Secret Fan：A Novel

图书标准信息

• 作者 Lisa See 著
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 2006-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780812968064
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Innineteenth-centuryChina,inaremoteHunancounty,agirlnamedLily,atthetenderageofseven,ispairedwithalaotong,“oldsame,”inanemotionalmatchthatwilllastalifetime.Thelaotong,SnowFlower,introducesherselfbysendingLilyasilkfanonwhichshe’spaintedapoeminnushu,auniquelanguagethatChinesewomencreatedinordertocommunicateinsecret,awayfromtheinfluenceofmen.Astheyearspass,LilyandSnowFlowersendmessagesonfans,composestoriesonhandkerchiefs,reachingoutofisolationtosharetheirhopes,dreams,andaccomplishments.Together,theyenduretheagonyoffoot-binding,andreflectupontheirarrangedmarriages,sharedloneliness,andthejoysandtragediesofmotherhood.Thetwofindsolace,developingabondthatkeepstheirspiritsalive.Butwhenamisunderstandingarises,theirdeepfriendshipsuddenlythreatenstotearapart.

【作者简介】

LisaSeeistheauthorofFlowerNet(anEdgarAwardnominee),TheInterior,andDragonBones,aswellasthecriticallyacclaimedmemoirOnGoldMountain.TheOrganizationofChineseAmericanWomennamedherthe2001NationalWomanoftheYear.ShelivesinLosAngeles.
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