01693cam a2200385 4500 393582268 TxAuBib 20191002120000.0 060418s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006272888 9780812968064 pbk. 0812968069 pbk. (OCoLC)63516218 TxAuBib See, Lisa. Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel / Lisa See. Random House Trade pbk. ed. New York : Random House, 2006. 269 p. : port. ; 21 cm. Includes Reader's guide (p. 261-269.) 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 handkerchiefs 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. Adult. 20191002. Reminiscing in old age Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Women China Fiction. Married women Fiction. Older women Fiction. Footbinding Fiction. Childbirth Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006272888-s.html