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Lady Tan's circle of women : a novel / Lisa See.

See, Lisa, (author.).

Summary:

Inspired by the true story of a female physician from 15th-century China, 'Lady Tan's Circle of Women' is a captivating story that asks how might a remarkable woman break free of traditions, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? #diversity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982117085 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 352 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
Subject: Aristocracy (Social class) > Fiction.
Arranged marriage > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Midwives > Fiction.
Women physicians > Fiction.
China > History > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cookstown Branch FIC See 31681010326007 FICTION Available -

Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, and Dreams of Joy, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of On Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.


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