Download or read book Lady Tan s Circle Of Women written by Lisa See and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post 'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths. According to Confucius, ‘an educated woman is a worthless woman’, but Tan Yunxian – born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness – is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. She begins her training in medicine with her grandmother and, as she navigates the male world of medicine, requiring tact and diplomacy, she struggles against the confining world of her class. 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 and a mutual purpose – despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it – and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of tradition, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and 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? Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a captivating story of women helping other women. It is also a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today. Praise for Lisa See 'This novel spans wars and generations, but at its heart is a beautifully rendered story of two women whose individual choices become inextricably tangled’ Jodi Picoult 'No one writes about female friendship, the dark and the light of it, with more insight and depth than Lisa See’ Sue Monk Kidd 'See’s thoughtful and empathetic book sheds necessary attention on this largely ignored event' New York Times 'A powerful and essential story of humanity' Los Angeles Review of Books 'A spellbinding portrait of a time burning with opportunity and mystery' O: The Oprah Magazine 'A lush tale infused with clear-eyed compassion' The Washington Post
Download or read book The Circlet written by Kevin John Perkins and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bleu Chanomulus wakes up on a bed of autumnal leaves in the enchanted wood feeling strange. Bleu remembers that he had been having a cup of coffee at home. So where was he? He discovers that he is bleeding from a wound over his right temple and he feels nauseous. Bleu hears the sounds of voices in the distance and he decides to investigate. One voice is a maiden that sounds delightful. He unsteadily gets to his feet and heads off in the direction of the voices using caution and stealth. It is a tale of love, intrigue, theology, witchcraft and magic, embroidering adventure with larger than life characters coming alive in the elfin kingdom of Nixador. The Special Companions are born to return the Circlet to it's rightful abode from the wicked clutches of Brownston the sorcerer.
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Download or read book Le Morte Darthur The Book Of King Arthur And Of His Noble Knights Of The Round Table written by Thomas Malory and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains Sir Thomas Malory's 1485 reworking of the King Arthur legend, "Le Morte Darthur". It is the most famous work of Arthurian literature in the English language and constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the legendary tale. Contents include: "From the Marriage of King Uther unto King Arthur that Reigned After Him and Did Many Battles", "The Noble Tale Between King Arthur and Lucius the Emperor of Rome", "The Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot Du Lac", "The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney", et cetera. Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1415-18 - 1471) was an English writer. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
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Download or read book The Complete Le Morte d Arthur written by Sir Thomas Malory and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tales of the legendary King Arthur and his round table of noble knights. The rise of King Arthur is often forgotten in our real world as we seek real world facts about where the legend came from. The original text does not worry about factual answers instead relying on the imagination and the fairy tale personalities of the Lady of the Lake, Merlin, Lancelot and all the rest of the noble characters that arise in these stories.
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