About the author:
\n< p>Lisa See is the \;New York Times \;bes tselling author of \;The Island of Sea Women\, \;The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\, \;Snow Flower and the Secret F an\, \;Peony in Love\, \;Shanghai Girls\,&n bsp\;China Dolls\, and \;Dreams of Joy\, which debut ed at #1. She is also the author of \;On Gold Mountain\, whic h tells the story of her Chinese American family&rsquo\;s settlement in Lo s Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chines e Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker&rsquo \;s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Wo man of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.\nA c aptivating story of women helping each other\, \;Lady Tan& rsquo\;s Circle of Women \;is a triumphant reimagining o f the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today. According to Confucius\, &ldquo\;an educat ed woman is a worthless woman\,&rdquo\; but Tan Yunxian&mdash\;born into a n elite family\, yet haunted by death\, separations\, and loneliness&mdash \;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 th e pillars of Chinese medicine\, the Four Examinations&mdash\;looking\, lis tening\, touching\, and asking&mdash\;something a man can never do with a female patient.
\nFrom a young age\, Yunxian learns about women&rsqu o\;s illnesses\, many of which relate to childbearing\, alongside a young midwife-in-training\, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mu tual purpose&mdash\;despite the prohibition that a doctor should never tou ch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it&mdash\;and they vow to be forever friends\, sharing in each other&rsquo\;s joys and strug gles. \;No mud\, no lotus\, they tell themselves: from adversity beaut y can bloom.
\nBut when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage\, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the wom en and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife&mdash\ ;embroider bound-foot slippers\, recite poetry\, give birth to sons\, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound\, the Garden of Fragr ant Delights.
\nHow might a woman like Yunxian break free of these t raditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship suppor t or complicate these efforts? \;
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