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Rent Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Feb 2006
Genre: Fiction - Psychological
Retail Price: $18.00
Pages: 272
Synopsis
Coded communications eloquently detail the (literally and figuratively) painful constrictions (such as foot-binding) and unexpected rewards of the traditions by which 19th-century Chinese country women conducted their lives. Lily, an elderly matriarch, looks back at her intimate friendship with Snow Flower, a relationship initiated when both were seven years old with a fan Snow Flower sent to Lily. Using a special women's language called 'nu shu,' the two pour out their innermost feelings to each another, deepening their connection throughout the years until a betrayal divides them.
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Reviews
This story was beautiful and memorable in so many ways. The author weaves a fictional autobiography about two girls who meet at 6 years old and become lifelong loatong, or best friends. I found this book to be very emotional and I was unable to put it down. I really believe it should be made into a feature film, because the setting and characters are unforgettable.
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