- Title:
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (MP3)
- Written by:
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Lisa See
- Read by:
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Janet Song
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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11 hours 7 minutes
- MP3 size:
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484 MB
- Published:
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February 01 2012
- Available Date:
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December 28 2011
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743106303
- Genres:
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Fiction; Asian; Historical; Historical Fiction; Psychological Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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New York Times bestseller
Edgar Award Nominee
An evocative story of friendship set against the backdrop of 19th-century China.
In 19th-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.
With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive.
But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
'Achingly beautiful, a marvel of imagination of a real and secret world that has only recently disappeared.'
Amy Tan
'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a triumph on every level, a beautiful, heartbreaking story.'
Washington Post Book World