This book was given to me by two people a year or so ago and i figured I should get it read. It was quite a beautiful story and elegantly written I think. It's the point of view of a young girl in China in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. It's a whole coming of age process from her having her feet bound to make tiny feet where the the four small toes are forces to wrap under the foot. Oh that chapter was painful to read. Then she goes through her life with her arranged best friend. I didn't realize that they even arrange best friends, but they love each other and are there for each other or try to be. It's quite sad and painful the way things end up but their friendship is really beautiful to read about.
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The foot binding was horrible, wasn't it. I cried for her and her mother. I liked this book a lot, too.
My teen-aged daughter and I took turns reading Snow Flower, and we both loved it. Many parts of the book are touching, and in particular (I am reminded by Booklogged, above) the descriptions of the traditional foot-bindings are rather intense and painful to read.
This is a terrific book to read and learn about another culture and time. I was surprised to learn that the author, Lisa See, is not Chinese.
Everytime I read a review for this book, I can't help but drift back to the foot binding descriptions. I LOVED this one. Great review.
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