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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot about 1500‘s China. The story is fiction but the main character, Yunxian, authored a book in the 1500‘s documenting her treatment of patients.

What a wonderful book! This is my second book by Lisa See and her storytelling is so equally raw and beautiful.

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This is my choice for #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt 23 @Yuki_Onna 😊

Very occasionally you start reading a book & you know immediately that it's going to be a bit special. Straight away, the reader is immersed in fifteenth century China, I don't claim to know how accurate the storytelling is, but the detail to the worldbuilding is wonderful & the characters come alive in the prose. The only downside was having to see how women & girls were viewed, including the elite ones. (continued)

WOW.

4/5
Very good historical fiction, well-written and well-researched.
I really enjoyed traveling through time, and learning more about Chinese history and eastern medicine. It's a very good story about friendship and about women supporting other women.
I feel like Lisa See really did her research to write a realistic historical fiction, which I appreciate.

This was a great read. It really delves into the complicated relationships between women, both in family and in friends. It also address all the ways being a women requires special knowledge care. Could not picture a man being able to get through reading this book. Lots of talk about blood.

Esther is ecstatic to help me review this fast read for #BookClub #DogsofLitsy

Some sentences are more than clunky but it was a good read, characters to cheer for, lots of interesting history, and I am glad to have read it. Plus, I wanted to spend all my time reading — a feeling (?) which I have been missing these last few weeks. (My first book by this author.)

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I managed to finish one more book before the end of the year. Lisa See is an excellent writer and I always learn so much from her books. Inspired by a real woman, this story centers around Yunxian and her life in 15th century China as she grows up to become a talented physician who treats women. I loved her depictions of the relationships between many types of women—mothers, daughters, and friends. It was good to close out the year with a pick!

Bought a hard copy of this one for my mom for Jolabokaflod, then the ebook was on sale on Christmas Day, so now I‘m reading it too. My RA is flaring big time and it‘s hitting my fingers and toes hard, so I‘m def feeling the whole agony of foot binding thing right along with these girls. What insanity foot binding was! And to do it to your daughters? Gah!😟

Ebook on sale today (Christmas) only

I guess I saved the best for last? (Or almost last anyhow). I really enjoyed this book. It astounds me to learn of the way females were treated during the Ming Dynasty. Foot binding? No way!! This is a book that I just didn‘t want to end. The author has a way of making you feel as though you‘re right there in the scenes she‘s describing. This is the second book I‘ve read by Lisa See that I‘ve absolutely loved.

First snowfall of the year this morning and I am starting this finally! I'm so excited, I love Lisa See!

Most of her books have resonated with me so well and I hope this is one of them 😊

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I didn‘t think I was going to enjoy this book as much as I did. While the imagery of what the women had to do to make themselves appealing was uncomfortable, I felt like I came out of this book with so much more knowledge. I enjoyed reading about the relationships between women during that time.

Good. Interesting to read about a place and time that I don't know much about.

4.5 out of 5! Beautiful story worth the read.

This is a well written, completely engaging historical fiction novel set in 1500s China. Chinese culture and women‘s friendships, roles, and responsibilities create an engrossing storyline. Concubines, foot binding, Chinese medicine, family drama, and midwives makes this one receive a high recommendation from me!

My Sept #BOTM picks! None of the primary picks grabbed me so I went with a member favorite.

This is the 1st book by this author I‘ve read/listened to and it definitely won‘t be the last! It presents a part of history I didn‘t know anything about and it was both fascinating and unbelievable to think what these women had to put up with/go through. I will say I think my interest might have floundered some if I was reading the print version of this, but the audiobook was wonderful! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

4.5⭐️/5⭐️ The book was really good... and the cover art is stunning!

Every book that I read from this author gives me a new sense of what is was to be raised in China as a female. This book is unbelievable. From the foot binding to the Chinese medicine to the life behind the walls of the Forbidden City as a concubine this book shows how the woman of Chinese heritage depended on each other. Loved this book. Some parts, 😳😳😳.

An entertaining look at being a female doctor in the 1400s in China. I learned a ton and heard a good story as well.

Thank you, @Cinfhen. I had the book on my radar, but your review made me actually get it and listen to it.

Story of a female doctor in 15th century China. Yunxian studies medicine for women from an early age. She's eager to learn and use her skills, but an educated woman doesn't lead an easy life in an elite family.

Fascinating historical fiction. Great #audiobook.

Blaming it on @Cinfhen

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Loved this his book! Audio narration was excellent 🙌🏻Based on a remarkable woman who served as a lady doctor during the Ming Dynasty. So much history but presented in such an accessible manner. Definitely my favorite novel from See 🩷

LOVING this audiobook but I think I might want to buy a physical copy. There‘s so much fascinating Chinese herbal medicine remedies mentioned. I‘m learning tons of fascinating things about Chinese culture too.

📚𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹📚

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚 Patti Callahan Henry
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 Meg Shaffer
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 Katie Bishop
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 Matthew Quirk
𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐞 Heather Chavez
𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫 Catherine McKenzie
𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 Lisa See

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𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 Jo Nesbo

My Favorite of the Month…

I love how this author has the unique ability through her writing to transport you back in time. This is another automatic buy author for me and I found this female driven read absorbing! Culture, class, and traditions combine into a page-turner of a read.

Y‘all! This book is sooooooo good!

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Y‘all! This book is sooooooo good!

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Although I love this cover, the story was not my favorite by this author. I appreciated the history looking at class differences, the tenuous power of the ruling wife in a compound, the fear of no sons to pray for your afterlife. Woman‘s doctor vs midwife - wow! But as interesting as Lady Tan was I couldn‘t get past the feet binding. I‘d make some joke about baby steps for women, but really it so disturbing.

This audiobook I preordered from Audible just became available on my Audible app. I‘ve never read a book by Lisa See before. I‘m looking forward to reading this. I don‘t know when I‘ll read it but at least I have it when I‘m ready to read it.

I‘m a huge fan of See‘s writing & I couldn‘t wait to dive into her latest! The book covers the fictionalized life of an actual doctor, starting from her childhood & spanning decades into her role as a revered medical authority. The characters, rich setting & impeccable detail make this an engaging & absorbing read. The research shines here without dumping it in or slowing the pace. I love the characters & the relationships that bloom between them!

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I loved this novel. Set in 15th century China, the author has fictionalized the life of an actual woman doctor from that time, based on a book she wrote that is actually still available. How she becomes a respected practitioner from a 15-year-old bride makes for fabulous reading. The story is one of the role of women, the history of medicine, childbirth, friendship, and it even includes a mystery and intrigue. This may be See's best book yet. 5/5

Have a #botm haul on its way for June! I had already pre-ordered Elin Hilderbrand‘s newest book, or I‘d have also added that one to the box.

Historical fiction based on the real life of Lady Tan Yunxian of 16th century's Ming Dynasty. As one of the earliest female doctors in China, she assisted in childbirth and women's healthcare while breaking the cultural and social norms of the time.