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Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel
Published 2006. by Random House, New York
ISBN 9780812968064
Bib Id 1452470
Edition Random House Trade pbk. ed.
Description 278 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
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02087nam a2200469Ka 4500
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9780812968064 (pbk.) : $15.00
0812968069 (pbk.)
9780812980356 (pbk.) : $15.00
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Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel
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Random House Trade pbk. ed.
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278 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
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Includes Reader's guide (p. 261-267).
Includes excerpt from Shanghai girls.
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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 misunderstanding arises, their friendship threatens to tear apart.
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Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction
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