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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2009]
©2005
©2005
EDITION
Random House Trade paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
278 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
1400060281 (alk. paper), 9798518927827, 0812968069, 9780812968064, 0812968069
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"2006 Random House Trade Paperback Edition"--Title page verso
In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or "old same," in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunderstanding arises, their friendship threatens to tear apart
Includes Reader's guide and Questions for Discussion (pages 259-267)
Includes excerpt from Shanghai girls by the author (pages 268-278)