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“One of the special authors who are able to distribute both poetry and plot”
According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a useless woman,” but Tan Yunxian – Born in an aristocratic family, still haunted by death, isolation, and loneliness – being raised to use by her grandfather -grandfather. Her grandmother is only one of a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian to Chinese therapy columns, four exams – visible, listens, listens, and asks – some can never do such a woman with a woman.
From an early age, Yunxian learns about diseases of women, many of which are related to having children, with a young midwife-in-train, meyling. Both girls get rapid friendship and a mutual objective – despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood, while a babysitter comes in constant contact with it – and they vow to become friends forever, share each other in happiness and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: adverseness can blossom.
But when Yunxian is sent to a systematic marriage, her mother -in -law forbids her to see Meyling and help women and girls at home. Yunxian has to act like a proper wife-bound-foot slippers, reciting poetry, giving birth to sons, and living within the walls of the family’s premises forever, garden of fragrant happiness.
How can a woman like Yunxian be free from these traditions and live a life of such importance that many of her measures are still used after five centuries? How can the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A panoramic story of women helping each other, the circle of women of Lady Tan are a victorious re -victorious of a person’s life which was notable in the Ming dynasty and will be considered notable today.
Publisher
Asin: B0BHTPR5BK
Publisher: Scribon (June 6, 2023)
Publication date: June 6, 2023
language English
File Size: 1.7 MB
Text-to-speech: competent
Screen reader: Supported
Increased Typesetting: Competent
X-ray: competent
Word War: Competent
Print Length: 357 page
Customers say
Customers find this novel thoroughly engrossing and well-written, with deeply researched content that provides a fascinating glimpse into 15th century Chinese culture. The book features strong female protagonists and beautiful character development, with one customer highlighting the celebration of women practicing medicine with herbs. Customers appreciate the beautiful story of life-long friendship and the portrayal of women supporting each other.
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