Snow Flower and the Secret Fan By:Lisa See

AWESOME BOOK!!!!! My second Lisa See book, and this one just as great.  This story takes place in China during the time they bound woman's feet, had arranged marriages, and a woman's job was to sumit to her husband.  It was also a time when woman had assigned lotang "sworn sisters", and learned "nu-shu" "a secret woman language".  All the Chinese History in this book is true. 
The story line follow two "sworn sisters" as they bind their feet, marry and then  start families.  It is a story of true friendship.