Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

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New York, NY 2005 Hard Cover 15th Printing Fine in Near Fine+ jacket General Fiction. 8vo-over 7"-9" tall.

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Hardcover Fine 1400060281 Trade paperback. Book, pages and covers are in near perfect like new condition.

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Like new hardcover in excellent condition with dust jacket intact, no writing, clean text, binding tight , orders received before noon EST ships next business day via USPS, free delivery confirmation on all orders, West Coast, APO, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico should opt for "expedited" shipping or be patient with shipping time, no sales to Italy

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258 pp.; 25 cm. AS NEW. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Lily is haunted by memories--of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-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'). Some girls were paired with laotongs, 'old sames,' in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. 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 and they become 'old sames' at the tender age of seven. 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. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship. / Lisa See is the author of Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles." - Publisher.

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2005 Hard cover First edition. 1st printing with full #row Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by author on title page. Fine/Near Fine. Clean & unmarked pages. Binding straight & solid, corners sharp. Dustjacket bright & whole with slight shelfrubbing & minor wear to top front corner, now... Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 258 p. Audience: General/trade.

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White, clean, crisp and bright First Edition, 2nd Printing with bright, pristine dustjacket, now in mylar protective sleeve. A very SHARP copy! All of our books are hand selected and are as described. Mylar protective sleeves are available.

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New York 2005 Hardcover First Edition; First Printing Fine in Fine dust jacket 1400060281. Signed by See on the title page. A story of friendship set in nineteenth-century China follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language.

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