Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. High school & older.
Review Quotes: "Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget."--The Boston Globe
"[A] marvelous narrative . . . a timeless portrait of a contentious, full-blooded female friendship."--Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice)
"Vivid . . . See's translucent prose style gleams with the beauty of nineteenth-century Chinese culture."
--Los Angeles Times "An achingly beautiful, understated, and absorbing story of love . . . evokes the work of Jane Austen."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer "A triumph on every level, a beautiful, heartbreaking story."
--The Washington Post Book World "Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely . . . immerses the reader in an unimagined world . . . The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive."
--The Denver Post "A provocative and affecting portrait."
--Chicago Tribune "A marvel of imagination . . . so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end."
--Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning "Riveting . . . a story that informs as it charms."
--The San Diego Union-Tribune "Extraordinary . . . breathtaking."
--Baltimore Sun "Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful."
--Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace "[See's] best book yet . . . a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power."
--The Seattle Times "An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive."
--Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
