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  • Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

  • A heart-wrenching story of friendship between two ladies in 19th century China. The author did a wonderful job of bringing not only her characters to life but also painting a picture of the life of a woman in traditional Chinese society.

    

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  • This was a moving book about friendship and how different perceptions can affect it. I also learned a lot about women's lives and customs in 19th century rural China.

    

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  • Beautiful book on friendship

  • A lesson to learn about how we treat those we cherish. The hardships of women & how we put up a good front out of necessity. One womens regret not to communicate clearly with her laotong.

    

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  • foot binding . . . old sames . . . Excellent! . . . a female version of The Kite Runner because of the betrayal by one childhood friend of another, and just as heart-rending.

    

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  • Interesting story about life in China, plus about how to be a good friend. Very detailed about foot binding and it was all much more gruesome than I could have imagined.

    

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