Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“Powerfully alive, unfolding like a waking dream, haunting, magical, and absolutely impossible to forget.”–The Boston Globe “Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly lovely . . . immerses the reader in an unimagined world . . . The characters and their surroundings come vibrantly alive.”–The Denver Post“A provocative and affecting portrait.”–Chicago Tribune“A marvel of imagination . . . so mesmerizing the pages float away and the story remains clearly before us from beginning to end.”–Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning“Riveting . . . a story that informs as it charms.”–The San Diego Union-Tribune“Extraordinary . . . breathtaking.”–Baltimore Sun“Magical, haunting fiction. Beautiful.”–Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Fifth Book of Peace“[See’s] best book yet . . . a beautifully drawn portrait of female friendship and power.”–The Seattle Times“An engrossing and completely convincing portrayal of a woman shaped by suffering forced upon her from her earliest years, and of the friendship that helps her to survive.”–Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha