Read in June
253 pages
In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu (“women’s writing”). Some girls were paired with laotongs, “old sames,” in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments.
This book was a pretty easy read and pretty interesting. She really could have made it longer, but I'm glad she didn't, too many authors get too wordy. She really jumped through the years but it was easy to keep up and follow along, at least it was for me. I really got into the end when FINALLY Lily starting seeing things from a different point of view. I really recommend this book to anyone who can get into different cultures, the history of Chinese women, and a nice epic that isn't epically long.
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