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See, Lisa
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane See, Lisa
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See, Lisa
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane See, Lisa
See, Lisa author.
Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate the first automobile any of them have seen and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change . Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition, she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city.
Avon Lake Public Library
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Books
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LARGE PRINT FIC SEE
2017
See, Lisa author.
A thrilling new novel from bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Here, See shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha. A powerful story about a family, separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, this novel paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.
Avon Lake Public Library
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Audio disc
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CD FIC SEE
2017
See, Lisa author.
The story of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple, tracing the very different cultural factors that compel them to consume a rare native tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
Avon Lake Public Library
Format
Books
Call Number
FIC SEE
2017
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