tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454157855134089057.post-85320081466185517492008-01-12T14:46:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:09:03.416-05:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4JiD6kGRQNk/R4kZYTabSVI/AAAAAAAAAVk/wkSux2OVSnQ/s1600-h/Snow+Flower+and+the+secret+fan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154679153820911954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4JiD6kGRQNk/R4kZYTabSVI/AAAAAAAAAVk/wkSux2OVSnQ/s400/Snow+Flower+and+the+secret+fan.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Join the Ware Shoals Reading Group this Thursday, January 17, 3 - 4 p.m. at Town Hall when we discuss this month's choice, <em>Snow Flower and the Secret Fan </em>by Lisa See. </div><div></div><div>Set in 19th century China, Lily tells the story of her friendship with Snow Flower. Their lives are typical - and tragic. With bound feet, both girls live in seclusion. They will not be educated since the desirable young woman is not expected to think or feel. Women have developed <em><strong>nu shu</strong></em>, or women's writing, through which they communicate and enjoy deep friendships. </div><div>Lily receives a silk fan on which Snow Flower has written a poem introducing herself in nu shu. At the age of 7, they become "old sames," and enjoy a friendship that lasts through arranged marriages, motherhood, and tragedy. </div><div></div><div>Copies of the book are available for borrowing at the Ware Shoals Community Library. </div>Greenwood County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711231480267259927noreply@blogger.com