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008			100121r20062005nyu 000 f eng d
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050	0	4	_aPS3569.E3334
082	0	4	_a813/.54 _222
100	1		_aSee, Lisa.
245	1	0	_aSnow flower and the secret fan : _ba novel _cLisa See.
250			_aTrade paperback ed.
260			_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c2006, c2005.
300			_a269 p. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes Reader's guide (p. 261-269)
520			_aIn 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.
650		0	_aReminiscing in old age _vFiction.
650		0	_aFemale friendship _vFiction.
650		0	_aWomen _zChina _vFiction.
650		0	_aMarried women _vFiction.
650		0	_aOlder women _vFiction.
650		0	_aFootbinding _vFiction.
650		0	_aChildbirth _vFiction.
650		0	_aSecrecy _vFiction.
651		0	_aChina _vFiction.
655		7	_aPsychological fiction. _2lcsh.
655		7	_aDomestic fiction. _2lcsh.
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999			_c1877 _d1877