From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa See, âone Of Those Special Writers Capable Of Delivering Both Poetry And Plotâ (the New York Times Book Review), A Moving Novel About Tradition, Tea Farming, And The Bonds Between Mothers And Daughters. In Their Remote Mountain Village, Li-yan And Her Family Align Their Lives Around The Seasons And The Farming Of Tea. For The Akha People, Ensconced In Ritual And Routine, Life Goes On As It Has For Generationsâuntil A Stranger Appears At The Village Gate In A Jeep, The First Automobile Any Of The Villagers Has Ever Seen. The Strangerâs Arrival Marks The First Entrance Of The Modern World In The Lives Of The Akha People. Slowly, Li-yan, One Of The Few Educated Girls On Her Mountain, Begins To Reject The Customs That Shaped Her Early Life. When She Has A Baby Out Of Wedlockâconceived With A Man Her Parents Consider A Poor Choiceâshe Rejects The Tradition That Would Compel Her To Give The Child Over To Be Killed, And Instead Leaves Her, Wrapped In A Blanket With A Tea Cake Tucked In Its Folds, Near An Orphanage In A Nearby City. As Li-yan Comes Into Herself, Leaving Her Insular Village For An Education, A Business, And City Life, Her Daughter, Haley, Is Raised In California By Loving Adoptive Parents. Despite Her Privileged Childhood, Haley Wonders About Her Origins. Across The Ocean Li-yan Longs For Her Lost Daughter. Over The Course Of Years, Each Searches For Meaning In The Study Of Puâer, The Tea That Has Shaped Their Familyâs Destiny For Centuries. A Powerful Story About Circumstances, Culture, And Distance, The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane Paints An Unforgettable Portrait Of A Little Known Region And Its People And Celebrates The Bond Of Family.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Family Saga
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : Scribner
Author : See, Lisa
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2018-04-03
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1501154834
ISBN-13 : 9781501154836
Item weight : 1.04 lb
Dimensions : 1.06 in x 5.24 in x 7.87 in
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