04597cam a2200769 4500 2578135068 TxAuBib 20251001120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781982117108 1982117109 B0BHTPR5BK Amazon 78510737-69a2-4578-9e1a-7e3857b26153 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9311354 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib See, Lisa. Lady Tan's Circle of Women [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Scribner, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. women's historical fiction. best historical fiction. goodreads choice awards. best books of the year. matriarchal society. island of sea women. Historical Fiction. holiday gift ideas. mothers day gift. best of the year. on gold mountain. chinese history. Women's Fiction. Chinese heroine. gifts for women. best books 2022. korean fiction. women in china. shanghai girls. holiday gifts. asian fiction. books for mom. gifts for her. Dreams of Joy. peony in love. ming dynasty. best fiction. asian novels. set in china. best of 2023. best novels. china dolls. tan yunxian. Historical. Best books. feminist. feminism. amazon. HTML:<b>*<i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER!*</b><br /> <br /> <b>From "one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot" (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) 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 <i>Snow Flower and the Secret Fan</i> and <i>The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.</i></b><br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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. <i>No mud, no lotus</i>, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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, <i>Lady Tan's Circle of Women</i> is a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-09-30 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=78510737-69a2-4578-9e1a-7e3857b26153&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=78510737-69a2-4578-9e1a-7e3857b26153&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)