Just finished reading this novel. Loved it. It is about a couple David and Hulan. David is a lawyer now settled in China and Hulan is his wife who is Chinese. They have a daughter who passed away when she was small. They have been unable to recover from her loss and now are involved in a case of the Three Gorges dam where artifacts are missing and mysterious deaths occur. It is upto both of them to solve this case without causing international scandal. Loved the book and would recommend it. It involves parts of Chinese history too :D
I picked this novel mainly because of the author. I loved her previous book Snow Flower and the secret fan that I've read.
This book too didn't fail. I was engrossed and always waiting to see what would happen in the end. It is a story of two sisters May and Pearl who are forced to marry two Chinese guys from US i.e. Vern and Sam respectively. They try to not go to US but are forced to go there. How they spend time on the immigration island (Angel Island) because of some problems and then go to US. 'Paper sons' and 'paper wives' is a concept new to me. I was only a bit disappointed in the end. I expected something more. :)
This book too didn't fail. I was engrossed and always waiting to see what would happen in the end. It is a story of two sisters May and Pearl who are forced to marry two Chinese guys from US i.e. Vern and Sam respectively. They try to not go to US but are forced to go there. How they spend time on the immigration island (Angel Island) because of some problems and then go to US. 'Paper sons' and 'paper wives' is a concept new to me. I was only a bit disappointed in the end. I expected something more. :)
This book is a wonderfullllllllll book. The best that I have ever read till date. It is written by Lisa See and describes in detail about the foot binding process in China and what importance it holds.
After reading this book, I felt oh my God how these people suffer just to look good and attract a good match for their marriage.
It is about two girls Lily and Snow Flower are a laotong pair. Laotong pair means they are friends cum sisters for life. They match it through their signs and and all sorts of stuff.
The worst is when the author describes the painful process of foot binding where the leg bones are broken so that the feet are made smaller to resemble a lotus. It must cause excruciating pain for these small girls.
Also, Lisa mentions a secret language Nu Shu used during that time to communicate between laotongs.
It is a wonderful book and definitely a must read.
Read more about foot binding here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding
The pictures itself are so frightening. I do not know how much patience and endurance a mother must have to do this to her baby girl :)
Happy Diwali to one and all! May the festival of lights illuminate in ur a desire for learning and a quest for knowledge. Have a safe and fun filled Diwali bursting crackers.
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