Book Companion Logo  SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Links
 
  Home           
   
AUTHOR: Lisa See
Lisa See
   


Author's Website

Author on GoodReads

Author on Wikipedia


REVIEWS: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
     
NY Times

Kirkus

GoodReads

Book Companion

In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu (“women’s writing”). Some girls were paired with laotongs, “old sames,” in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship.

Characters: 42. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction.


 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: General



STORY LINKS:

    Movieon IMDB.
   
OTHER LINKS:

   
If you liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan you may also like
other books in our Fiction Category.

To view more posted books, go to Book List.

To view books in process, and to suggest new books, go to Books In Process.

To view additional authors, go to Author List.


 Footer1