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Lady Tan's circle of women: a novel
(Large Print)

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Published:
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc:
549 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status:
4 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Description

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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781638087748, 1638087741

Notes

General Note
Regular print version previously published by Scribner.
General Note
Includes author's note with background information.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

See, L. (2023). Lady Tan's circle of women: a novel. Center Point Large Print edition. Thorndike, Maine, Center Point Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

See, Lisa. 2023. Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel. Thorndike, Maine, Center Point Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

See, Lisa, Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel. Thorndike, Maine, Center Point Large Print, 2023.

MLA Citation (style guide)

See, Lisa. Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel. Center Point Large Print edition. Thorndike, Maine, Center Point Large Print, 2023.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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