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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer in Yongming County, and to her family is just another mouth to feed until she can be married off. But when she is six years old she is brought before the ambit… OL14927217W
The hunting of the last dragon The hunting of the last dragon Sherryl Jordan In England in 1356, as a monk records his every word, a young peasant tells of his journey with a young Chinese noblewoman to St. Alfric's Cove and the lair of a dragon. OL1899022W
Bound feet blues Bound feet blues Yang-May Ooi AUTOBIOGRAPHY: LITERARY. Bound Feet Blues is the very personal story of bestselling novelist and acclaimed performer Yang-May Ooi. A groundbreaking and wonderfully unconventional memoir, Bound Feet B… OL24444787W
Every Step a Lotus Every Step a Lotus Dorothy Ko "In Every Step a Lotus, Dorothy Ko embarks on a fascinating exploration of the practice of footbinding in China, explaining its origins, purpose, and spread before the nineteenth century. She uses wo… OL3453987W
The binding chair, or, A visit from the Foot Emancipation Society The binding chair, or, A visit from the Foot Emancipation Society Kathryn Harrison In poised and elegant prose, Kathryn Harrison weaves a stunning story of women, travel, and flight; of love, revenge, and fear; of the search for home and the need to escape it. Set in alluring Shang… OL470973W