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Lady Tan's Circle of Women

作者 Lisa See
出版社 Ingram International Inc
商品描述 Lady Tan's Circle of Women:,*NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER!*From"oneofthosespecialwriterscapableofdeliveringbothpoetryandplot"(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview)animmersiveh

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內容簡介 *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From "one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot" (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China--perfect for fans of Lisa See's classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations--looking, listening, touching, and asking--something a man can never do with a female patient. From a young age, Yunxian learns about women's illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose--despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it--and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other's joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife--embroider bound-foot slippers, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A captivating story of women helping each other, Lady Tan's Circle of Women is a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.

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書名 / Lady Tan's Circle of Women
作者 / Lisa See
簡介 / Lady Tan's Circle of Women:,*NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER!*From"oneofthosespecialwriterscapableofdeliveringbothpoetryandplot"(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview)animmersiveh
出版社 / Ingram International Inc
ISBN13 / 9781982117085
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9781982117085
誠品26碼 /
重量(g) / 512.6
語言 / 3:英文
裝訂 / H:精裝
頁數 / 368
級別 / N:無
尺寸 / 23.4X16.0X3.3CM