Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget.”–The Boston Globe “Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely … immerses the reader in an unimagined world … The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive.”–The Denver Post“A provocative and affecting portrait.”–Chicago Tribune“A marvel of imagination … so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end.”–Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning“Riveting … a story that informs as it charms.”–The San Diego Union-Tribune“Extraordinary … breathtaking.”–Baltimore Sun“Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful.”–Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace“[See’s] best book yet … a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power.”–The Seattle Times“An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive.”–Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha

Lisa See is the author of Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.