Lady Tan's circle of women [large print] / Lisa See.
"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. 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. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. 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, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638087748
- ISBN: 1638087741
- Physical Description: 549 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes author's note with background information.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC SEE (Text) | 36015000560595 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | LP FIC SEE (Text) | 36015000560652 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | LP FIC SEE (Text) | 36015000560538 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | LP SEE (Text) | 39493110110220 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 07/18/2026 |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC See (Text) | 37807000042221 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | MCN LP FIC (Text) | 38344101698155 | Mcnaughton Large Print Fiction | Canceled Transit | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC SEE, LISA (Text) | 0112524022222 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | LP SEE (Text) | 22281500155888 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | LgPrt F See (Text) | 33436001769402 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | SEE (Text) | 33258009743670 | Adult Large Print Fiction | In transit | - |
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