{"product_id":"lady-tans-circle-of-women","title":"Lady Tan's Circle of Women","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER!*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSnow Flower and the Secret Fan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNo mud, no lotus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut 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, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHow might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A captivating story of women helping each other, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLady Tan’s Circle of Women \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e div\u0026gt;\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50100639072541,"sku":"9781982117092","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781982117092.jpg?v=1750798931","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/lady-tans-circle-of-women","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}