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    "description": "<p>The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China&mdash;perfect for fans of See's classic <em>Snowflower</em> <em>and the Secret Fan</em> and <em>The Island of Sea Women</em>.</p>\n<p>According to Confucius, \"an educated woman is a worthless woman,\" but Tan Yunxian&mdash;born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness&mdash;is being raised by her grandparents 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, the Four Examinations&mdash;looking, listening, touching, and asking&mdash;something a man can never do with a female patient. 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&mdash;despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it&mdash;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. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife&mdash;embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, 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?</p>\n<p><em> Lady Tan's Circle of Women</em> 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.</p>",
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