AUTHOR CHAT with Lisa See - Lady Tan's Circle of Women

💗 Join me and @nytimes bestselling author Lisa See to discuss a captivating story of women helping other women.
💬 Come see why Bookpage raves “Lisa See’s spellbinding historical novel, inspired by Miscellaneous Records of a Female Doctor by the real-life Tan Yunxian, vividly depicts 15th-century China with artfully woven details, rich characters & descriptive language. See captures a world of propriety & cruelty as she ruminates on the disparity between the lives of men and women, & how women-no matter their class-are treated as possessions of the men around them. But through her strong-willed characters, See also emphasizes how women can act as the anchors of society…an emotional & illuminating epic.”
📹 LMK if you are interested so I can get you the info to join. Bring your :question: because @lisasee_writer will be answering them live.
🪷From 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 & a mutual purpose-despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it-& they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys & struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.
⛲️ But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling & from helping the women & girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife-embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, & stay forever within the walls of the family compound.
:medical_symbol:How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to treat women & girls from every level of society, & 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?
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[@vernadamons-wr5nl]

I absolutely loved this book. Lisa See is such a great author. I am enjoying the interview. Lisa See has a real fun personality.

[@lbtheloverofbooks]

Isn’t she amazing!?! I could have talked with her all night! So glad you found another author chat from a book you’ve already read!

[@katrinpogosyan4752]

Thank you for this author chat! Really loved the chance to hear from Lisa See and discuss deeper context within Lady Tan and the characters!

[@lbtheloverofbooks]

And your question was phenomenal. I hope you can join us for another live chat in 2024. Have you read any other books from previous author chats? Would love to know what you think!

[@kristinpoturalski1651]

This was my FAVORITE book of 2023. It was brilliant! ❤. I cant stop recommending it….

[@lbtheloverofbooks]

So agree! I hope you enjoyed hearing from Lisa. Loved being inside her brain to see her process. I found it fascinating.

[@kristinpoturalski1651]

Thank you - it was lovely ❤

[@marynotcontrary3]

Thank you so much for posting this interview. I watched several interviews with Lisa See re Lady Tan in preparation for our small local book group discussion. Yours was the freshest and most interesting. ❤

[@lbtheloverofbooks]

Thank you so much for your feedback. I know y’all will have great discussions. Please feel free to share this link and your group should definitely join us on an upcoming live author chat.