Snow flower and the secret fan
See, Lisa.
Snow flower and the secret fan - New York. Random House. 11/19/2010 - 269 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or 'old same,' in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunder
Includes Reader's guide (p. 261-269).
0812968069 (pbk.)
2006272888
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Women -- China -- Fiction.
Married women -- Fiction.
--Older women -- Fiction.
Snow flower and the secret fan - New York. Random House. 11/19/2010 - 269 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or 'old same,' in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunder
Includes Reader's guide (p. 261-269).
0812968069 (pbk.)
2006272888
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Women -- China -- Fiction.
Married women -- Fiction.
--Older women -- Fiction.