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The Lotus Shoes

by Jane Yang

Two women bound by unequal fortunes

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Two women bound by unequal fortunes

Set in 19th-century China, the novel brings together Little Flower, a maidservant with bound feet and exceptional embroidery skills, and Linjing, the daughter of the prominent Fong family she serves. Their different positions shape a conflict over talent, status, and the possibility of escape. After scandal drives both women from the household to the Celibate Sisterhood, Little Flower’s embroidery draws the attention of a nobleman, placing her ambitions in tension with the Sisterhood’s deadly punishment for disobedience. The story’s central relationship shifts between rivalry and the possibility of protection, against a society where marriage prospects and social standing are closely tied to women’s feet and skills.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set in 19th-century China
  • Readers drawn to stories about women navigating unequal social positions
  • Readers interested in embroidery and its role in a historical narrative

Themes

Social hierarchyWomen’s agencyRivalry and sisterhoodArtistry and status

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Book overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Brilliantly written, masterful storytelling, and hard to put down. This story will stay with me for a very, very long time." --Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.

1800s China. Tightly bound feet, or "golden lilies," are the mark of an honorable woman, eclipsing beauty, a rich dowry and even bloodline in the marriage stakes. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant--a muizai--to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that one day her golden lilies will lead her out of slavery.

Not only does Little Flower have bound feet, uncommon for a muizai, but she is extraordinarily gifted at embroidery, a skill associated with the highest class of a lady. Resentful of her talents, Linjing does everything in her power to thwart Little Flower's escape.

But when scandal strikes the Fongs, both women are cast out to the Celibate Sisterhood, where Little Flower's artistic prowess catches the eye of a nobleman. His attention threatens not only her improved status, but her life--the Sisterhood punishes disobedience with death. And if Linjing finds out, will she sabotage Little Flower to reclaim her power, or will she protect her?
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