Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (edit title)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 5 days ago.

• I am what they call in our village "one"one who has not yet died"-adied"-a widow, eighty years old.

Timothy Gray approved Pequeño saltamontes’s request to combine 18 books, including Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, 5 days ago.

Pequeño saltamontes submitted a request to combine 18 books, including Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, 5 days ago.

Timothy Gray approved AndrewTheLott’s request to change the title of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Monday, September 28 2009.

AndrewTheLott changed the title of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Sunday, September 27 2009.

Cora R edited the books like this book of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Monday, August 24 2009.

• Added Bound Another story about Chinese women and foot binding.
• marked the description of Bound as not a spoiler

Timothy Gray edited the first sentence of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Sunday, August 16 2009.

• I AM WHAT THEY CALL IN OUR VILLAGE "ONE WHO HAS NOTam what they call in our village "one who has not yet died"-adied"-a widow, eighty years old.

Shelfari edited the characters of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Thursday, August 13 2009.

• Added a character: Lily
• Added a character: Snow Flower
• Added a character: Beautiful Moon

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Thursday, August 13 2009.

• I AM WHAT THEY CALL IN OUR VILLAGE "ONE"ONE WHO HAS NOT yet died"-adied"-a widow, eighty years old.

Shelfari edited the description of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Friday, July 31 2009.

• In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, “old same,” in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she’s painted a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared 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 deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.