Lisa See, ‘Lady Tan’s Circle of Women’ – The Girlfriend Author Interview (December 2023)
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Learn how a pandemic pivot and a 15th-century book on Ming dynasty midwifery sent Lisa See, bestselling author of the 2005 hit ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,’ on a deep dive into ancient Chinese women’s medicine. Drawing on her Chinese family history and extensive research, See shares fascinating details about life for different women in long-ago China, their afflictions and treatment — from herbal remedies to foot binding — and about her own life while penning The Girlfriend Book Club’s December 2023 book, ‘Lady Tan’s Circle of Women’ (she writes 1,000 words a day!).
Learn how a pandemic pivot and a 15th-century book on Ming dynasty midwifery sent Lisa See, bestselling author of the 2005 hit ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,’ on a deep dive into ancient Chinese women’s medicine. Drawing on her Chinese family history and extensive research, See shares fascinating details about life for different women in long-ago China, their afflictions and treatment — from herbal remedies to foot binding — and about her own life while penning The Girlfriend Book Club’s December 2023 book, ‘Lady Tan’s Circle of Women’ (she writes 1,000 words a day!).
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