Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Tan Yunxian is being raised 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 alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find friendship and vow to be forever friends. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, she is expected to act like a proper wife and stay forever within the walls of the family compound.

How might a woman like Yunxian break free and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? A captivating story of women helping each other, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.

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